How effective was the "Vet School" component in engaging students in the diagnostic process?

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How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? Students could rule possibilities out leaving them with a finite amount remaining and deducing from there

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

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Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? Parts of this kit definately did do that but my students were asking why it wasn't New Zealand farms the video was showing as it wasn't 'real' to them as it was based in America and not our style of farming

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What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? With our Pet Day coming up the projects are containing for information around immunisations, medicines, any problems the parents of their pets may have had. More detailed descriptions and can easily speak with more knowledge

“Patient files, xrays, imaging, vet notes, this kit has it all! My students thoroughly loved the sound bites and the conversation around the patient and possible causes and diagnostics was fabulous. Being from a rural farming area my students were hooked in immediately. The posters were great and there were many conversations about how much 'vet stuff' happens on farm before an actual vet is called. The debugging wiht the coding cards could be used in many ways and was explored thoroughly to see the pathway for elimination and diagnosing illness.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How effective was the "Vet School" component in engaging students in the diagnostic process?

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How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? It was such a guided process that I didn't get lost trying to work through the process, and they didn't either. They could understand that those situations that didn't make sense were eliminated.

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

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Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? Sort of. A bit of a hard audience to get this point accross, but they did understand the type of work vets do and why they are so important in the world.

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What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? They loved that it was about animals, and that it was discovering and figuring it out!

“I have a class of special education students and this kit was so engaging! Being a vet and the awesome resources that came with the kit was so much fun for these students.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? Ākonga who rushed to make a diagnosis soon learned that they absolutely needed to use all the data available and eliminate possibilities in a deliberate manner.

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

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Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? Absolutely

Have you noticed a change in / has this kit challenged your students problem solving and critical thinking skills?

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What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? 180 ākonga from one kura can't be wrong - the students want to learn more, play more, discover more.

“Story Vets 24 was used in my class for a STEM rotation - 180 ākonga, split into 6 groups and rotating around fantastic science-based activities. In my class we became apprentice vets. We observed. We discussed possible issues. We probed for extra information. We researched. We diagnosed. We did it together - Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. Yes - the tamariki were confused when first confronted with mastitis. But what conversation it led to! And who diagnosed the anxious chicken the fastest? Those with prior knowledge. Some great conversation there too. We'll continue being apprentice vets this term - there's coding to do! More exploring. More learning. Thank you so much - what an amazing resource, once again.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? It was very effective and engaging

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

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Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? Yes and the video resources suggested really helped

Have you noticed a change in / has this kit challenged your students problem solving and critical thinking skills?

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What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? They enjoyed the kit

“I found the kit incredily difficult to understand initially, after speaking to the support crew it became clearer but I still didn't feel completely confident in delievering the kit well. Once we unpacked it, it did become clearer and the children really enjoyed the elmination process and the unplugged task. It was a very informative kit with some wonderful resources.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? Yes - they were thorough in their workings

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

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Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? Yes!

Have you noticed a change in / has this kit challenged your students problem solving and critical thinking skills?

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What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? Some would like to be vets now!

“My class really enjoyed the Story Vets School Kit. I used it as my reading program and stretched this out over multiple weeks/sessions. The children worked collaboratively and were motivated to complete the tasks and find out more about their specialised animals. The final task where they had to follow the procedures and give a diagnosis was such a success. I'd definitely recommend.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? They were all able to work through the process in groups. This came easier to some than others.

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

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Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? Yes, we have several aspiring vets now

Have you noticed a change in / has this kit challenged your students problem solving and critical thinking skills?

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What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? They loved it, it was a great way to learn and they want to do more activities like this!

“Our tamariki really enjoyed the story vets kit as it was highly engaging and they got to role play different scenarios so it didn't feel like 'learning' to them!”

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Posted 1 year ago

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How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? The real life cases that were assigned to the students to diagnose were really great and engaging. They had to sort through the symptoms and possible conditions and rule out any that were unlikely based on their findings. It gave them ownership of the task as they were the ones investigating rather than being given the diagnosis straight away.

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

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Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? They are all farm kids so already had an interest in animals. This kit really opened their eyes about what is involved in being a vet and the different areas they could be focusing on. They worked out it's pretty complicated but rewarding!

Have you noticed a change in / has this kit challenged your students problem solving and critical thinking skills?

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What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? We shared our learning at our small school assembly, parents were very impressed with their learning and commented what a cool kit it was. Other teachers commented how good it was at relating to real life cases and engaging the students. The students enjoyed working through the kit, especially being the vets at the end. The case file videos at the end were fantastic, the students enjoyed seeing if their diagnosis were correct.

“A great teaching kit about animals- was fun and engaging. The activities were interactive and showed how to examine and diagnose animals. Students enjoyed pretending to be vets, we are a rural school so the students were all farm kids but learnt so much about the processes involved in diagnosing animals. All of the supporting tools were very useful and the kit was easy to follow/use.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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How did this resource help students understand process of elimination using data analysis? Most students understood the process of elimination and this kit gave them good opportunities to practice this understanding. Some students initially jumped to quick conclusions but with the support of their group, they were able to carefully consider all the elements.

How well did the resource help students better understand the world of veterinarians?

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Did this kit increase your students awareness of the skills needed to work in the vet industry? Yes. We had a great discussion on the difference between vets and doctors and came up with a great list of skills and qualities necessary to be a vet.

Have you noticed a change in / has this kit challenged your students problem solving and critical thinking skills?

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What feedback have you received from students or parents about the learning in this kit? The students enjoyed being confronted to "real life" material such as X-rays, which brought about some curiosity about their own body.

“It took my class a bit of time to get into the kit but once we got to the diagnostic stage, they enjoyed working out the clues and discussing them. They also enjoyed becoming experts in an animal and having some research time.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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