Table 7.

Comparing embedded gameplay data scores from osmosis: Clark the Calf

Embedded gameplay assessments and scoring ranges	Propositional statement alignment	Bloom’s taxonomy item level	Forced choice or constructed response	Percent correct
				Year 2	Year 3
Predict what will happen to the red blood cells if they are placed in an isotonic solution.(0–2)	E3	3	FC	75%	78%
What will happen to the pressure of the brain if the water moves into it from the blood? (0–2)	D3	4	FC	85%	87%
Using the sodium data you collected and what you learned from the Seizure Manual, [answer the following question] why are the free water molecules diffusing out of the vessel?(0–3)	D2	5	CR	47%	54%
Predict the effect of your hypertonic saline on: blood sodium concentration–decrease–no change–increase.(0–2)	D3	4	FC	66%	70%
Predict the effect of your hypotonic saline on: brain matrix pressure–decrease–no change–increase. (0–2)	D3	3	FC	70%	70%
Based on what you have learned, summarize the relationship between solute concentrations on opposite side of a semi-permeable membrane and the direction of movement of free water molecule. (0–5)	D1	4	CR	25%	33%
Describe the initial lab findings. (0–3)	D1 and D3	3	CR	28%	35%
Describe how osmosis was involved in causing Clark’s seizures. (0–8)	D1 and D3	4	CR	46%	58%