Weighed down with written coursework assignments on top of working shifts from 7.30am to 8.30pm on his ward placement, seeing the stage performance seemed to lift his morale.
Furthermore, students' written reflections of difficult situations submitted as part of their coursework assignments, 65 rather than for research purposes, are likely to have been 'crafted' to fit within the nature of the assignment.
"I didn't find coursework and assignments that relevant, whereas my placement year gave me real hands on experience – I'd never done marketing before and wasn't sure if I'd like it or not," she says.
One idea is to turn it into a complete online learning environment, where students can complete coursework, write assignments, take part in quizzes or help developing other teaching resources, all within the game.
This may disrupt planned exams and mean that students do not receive marks for coursework or other assignments.
The usefulness component of the MUSIC model includes instructional strategies that encourage students to perceive that their coursework (e.g., assignments, activities) is useful for their short- or long-term goals, or in the real world (Jones, 2009).
Its products allow students to find their coursework online and submit their assignments electronically, as well as providing analytics and other services.
Teachers can create and manage their coursework through the platform, distribute assignments and so on, including expository videos and images, while students get to follow along and keep track of progress in their own digital notebooks.
Just as hospitals are mining past patient outcomes to determine the most efficient treatment, NCsoftwareare could comb school data to determine the ideal combination of coursework, teachers, tests and homework assignments to achieve a superior educational outcome.
First is the identification of additional first-year dental courses in other introductory clinical, pre-clinical and behavioral science courses within the curriculum that can facilitate similar integration of modules and assignments into student coursework.
Different schools have different approaches, but generally the coursework is available online, and assignments and tests are also turned-in and taken online.
