Evaluation of TB project Written by Shelley Monk

Evaluation of TB project Written by Shelley Monk and Sophie Shipp, teachers at St. Ivo School, Cambridgeshire • This involved one group of 30 Year 9 students. • All students had 4 preparation lessons culminating in the mock world health summit (7/12/07) • Students completed an evaluation sheet at the end of the summit about all the work they had done.

Student opinions Preparation lessons • Lots enjoyed the lesson with Miss Shipp on UK, using graphs & matching statements • Interested to know about TB • Enjoyed ICT use and independent learning • Liked sorting out the costumes & finding out about their country • Not all students enjoyed the prep lessons they much preferred the WHS day

What did students learn about TB? • • • How many people it kills How easily it’s spread The fact it’s curable 1 person can infect 10 -15 people Affects 2 million per year No longer vaccinated in lots of British schools & why • Many countries can’t afford immunisations

Student use of multivariate data • • • Easy to use & instant (sliding button) Useful once understood how to work it Lots of information on the graphs The data was in an understandable form The graphs helped ‘put the figures into perspective’ • Fathom difficult to understand • A small number of girls found it hard to use and understand