Exploring Bioethics - NIH Office of Science Education - National ...

ClosureReinforce to students that the goal of this module (and the othermodules in this supplement) is not consensus. Instead, the goal iswell-supported decision making using both scientific content and ethicalconsiderations. In this module, students used scientific content about liversand transplants to form well-justified stances about fair liver allocation.See theIntroductionConsider referring to Table 1,Assessing Student Justifications,on pages 10–11 of the Introduction.This table will help youevaluate how comprehensivelyand rigorously students handledthe Final Assessment assignment.Final AssessmentGive each student a copy of Master 3.12: Final Assessment. You maydecide to ask your students to answer all or just several of the questions.The first two questions directly reinforce class discussions andactivities, whereas the remaining questions extend beyond class discussionsand activities. These remaining questions demand that students apply theirunderstanding to new situations that they probably have not yet directlyconsidered in class.3-28 Exploring Bioethics