Table 3.

Content analysis of student responses to ways to improve the case report immersion activity

Improvement OpportunityFrequency
In-class comparison of each team’s findings23%
In-class comparison of each team’s findings with that of the instructor23%
More instructor examples15%
More conceptual background instruction15%
Instructor explanation of the assigned case report prior to activity15%
Separate teams from each other (to reduce noise and distraction)8%
Form smaller groups (activity involved groups of 5–6 students)8%
Conduct both steps of the case report immersion activity on the same day (activity was split over 2 days)8%
Provide the set of reflective questions in advance (questions were provided just prior to step 2 of the activity)8%
Combine teams for step 2 of the activity (for more robust discussion)8%