title: T- and B-cell ontogeny: an alternative teaching method: T- and B-cell ontogeny game.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The game proposed herein stimulates logical thinking and the memorization of complex subject matters in the biomedical field, especially in excessively theoretical disciplines.
  
  
  METHODS
  The game consists of an illustrated board with numbered squares, pawns, dice, and a sheet containing questions about the topic. It is played by groups of 6 students and 1 previously trained monitor. The numbered squares correspond to questions about the topic. The player who gets to the last square first wins the game. The validity of the game was tested by means of a questionnaire that was answered by students before and after the game, with a later comparison of the students' grades.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall results were positive, and test grades significantly increased after the game.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The game enhances learning of difficult topics and fosters the relationship between students, monitors, and professor, thus facilitating the clarification of points that arose during the study.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fábio Muradás
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Girardi
authors.forename: Fabiane Batistella
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: Laura Prates
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Vitória
authors.forename: Patricia Rodrigues
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: de Borba Vieira
authors.forename: Júlia Berger
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Guimaráes
authors.forename: Sócrates
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salvador
authors.forename: Maria Lúcia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Scroferneker
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D001938:Brazil; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005717:Games, Experimental; D006801:Humans; D010988:Play and Playthings; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D013337:Students, Medical; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*