Concept: Platelets

Goal: Manual Platelet Count

Learning Objectives Istructional Strategies Assessment/Evaluation
1. Discuss the functions of
platelets
-Lecture on platelets
-powerpoint presentation
-lecture quiz
2. Perform platelet count us
ing unopette system
-Prelab discussion
-Laboratory Manual Proced
ures
-practical quiz
-practical exam
3. Fill hemacytometer prop
erly
-return demonstration
-read manual procedures
-graded activity/practical qu
iz
4. Familiarize hemacytomet
er grid
-powerpoint presentation
-illustrations of hemacytom
eter
-platelet count on the hema
cytometer grid
-laboratory quiz
5. Recognize platelets unde
r the microscope
-powerpoint slides showing
microscopic view of platele
ts
-platelet count
-laboratory quiz
-draw location of platelets b
ase on the viewed specimen
6. Calculate results of platel
et count
-laboratory activity
-prelab discussion on formu
la for calculating platelet co
unt
-answer 5 problem solving
seatworks
7. Identify technical errors t
hat can produce incorrect re
sults
- lecture -answer laboratory manual
output
8. List three precautions tha
t must be observed when pe
rforming platelet count
-lecture on laboratory manu
al precautions
-written and practical quiz
9. Name two pathological c
onditions in which the plate
let count may be abnormal
-assignment
-lecture
-written quiz, essay type
10. Compare and contrast th
rombocytopenia and throm
bocytosis
-research/assignment -part of laboratory exam, in
table form


Concept: WBC
Goal: WBC Differential Count
Learning Objectives Instructional strategies Assessment/Evaluation
1. Summarize Leucocytes -lecture on leucocyte chapte
r
-chapter quiz
2. Compare and contrast the
five types of WBC
-group reporting regarding t
heir morphology and clinica
l significance
-summarize in table form se
atwork
3. Perform WBC differentia
l count
-prelab discussion
-return demo
-practical quiz
4. Perform Venipuncture -peer partner laboratory acti
vity
-collection of blood specim
en
5. Identify the complication
s associated with blood diff
erential
-prelab discussion

-answer laboratory manual
output
6. Summarize the clinical si
gnificance of each type of
WBC percentage
-group research -seatwork in table form
7. List three precautions tha
t must be observed when pe
rforming WBC differential
count
-discuss laboratory manual
procedures
-written/oral quiz
8. Identify technical errors t
hat can produce incorrect re
sults
-prelab discussion -answer laboratory output
-practical quiz
9. Describe Leukemia in its
origin and clinical symptom
s
-powerpoint lecture on Leu
kemia
-assignment/research on top
ic
-case study
10. Summarize the significa
nce of WBC differential co
unt
-group discussion on WBC
disorders and clinical signif
icance
-post lecture
-written activity
-case study


Concept: RBC
Goal: RBC count
Learning Objectives Instructional strategies Assessment/Evaluation
1.Discuss the composition o
f RBCs
-reporting -written quiz
2. List four types of progeni
tor cells that produce Red bl
ood cells

-group assigning
-group written output to be
discussed and submitted
-quiz bowl
-written output
-quiz

3. Perform RBC count -prelab discussion -practical exam
4. Discuss the normal value
s of the test
-prelab discussion -case study
-laboratory activity output
-written exam
5. Calculate the RBC count -prelab
-lecture on laboratory manu
al procedures
-problem solving
-written quiz
6. Discuss the clinical impli
cations of the increase and
decrease in cell count value
s
-homework
-lecture
-case analysis
-written quiz
7. Compare and contrast pol
ycythemia and anemia
-lecture -written quiz, essay type
-oral quiz
8. List three precautions tha
t must be observed when pe
rforming RBC count
-discuss laboratory manual
procedures
-practical quiz
-answer laboratory manual
output
9. Identify technical errors t
hat can produce incorrect re
sults
-prelab discussion -answer laboratory manual
output
-practical quiz
10. Describe "shift to the lef
t"
-lecture and powerpoint pre
sentation
-seatwork
-written exam
-case study quiz
-graph/plot results