Abstract:
A virtual teaching laboratory was created to augment lecture and dissection laboratories for Animal Science students taking a course in Reproductive Physiology and Lactation. Labeled photographic and quiz files were generated and loaded onto the student online course management system, Blackboard �. Student use of quiz files, and the number of times they accessed a comprehensive quiz file (CQ) were monitored during the spring of 2006. Student use of online quiz files was positively, though moderately correlated with exam score, r=0.351. Students using the practice quiz files increased their odds of receiving a higher grade by 17% with each additional practice quiz used (P=.0082). Similarly, students increased their odds of receiving a higher grade by 8% with each additional access to the comprehensive quiz file (P =.0183). It was concluded that a virtual lab consisting of photographic and quiz files had merit as a study aid for an anatomy section in domestic animal reproduction, but required a large commitment of time and use to be effective. Wet dissection of tissues was still considered necessary for optimal understanding and success in this course.
Keywords:
domestic animal, reproductive physiology, help, hindrance, virtual laboratory, undergraduate instruction
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