Testing as a Teaching Strategy | Students Learn From Tests | TAPP Radio 2

Host Kevin Patton invites listeners to the 2018 Annual HAPS Conference, then summarizes a few key points from the new 2017 blood pressure guidelines, giving practical tips for the A&P course. The featured topic is how online tests can be used for retrieval practice, thus providing a powerful learning experience.

Testing is not just for assessment—tests can be a primary way to learn. What's in the new blood pressure guidelines? Going to the annual HAPS conference?

I encourage all anatomy and/or physiology instructors to attend the 2018 Annual Conference of the Human Anatomy and Physiology in Columbus OH. (0:50)

• HAPS 2018 Annual Conference

I summarize a few key points from the new 2017 guidelines on hypertension and their impact on how we talk about blood pressure in our A&P course. (3:45)

• Got High Blood Pressure Covered? The 2017 Hypertension Guidelines.
  • What we need to know for teaching A&P.
  • Link to the full report. And many more related links.
  • Free slide to use in your course.
  • Brief video interview of report authors, giving pithy highlights.

A previous topic, spaced retrieval practice (Episode 1), is the basis for a new discussion of Kevin's experience using online tests to provide students with regular and required spaced retrieval practice. (10:17)

• Testing as a Learning Tool
• Testing as Teaching
• Testing as a Learning Tool | Update
• Online Seminar: Testing as Teaching

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