Domain Bingo

Your name: Jane Warland

Field or discipline: Nursing
Program: IBNU
Course: Lifespan Development
Year level: 1
Class size: 25
Activity type: Icebreaker

Description: This is an icebreaker activity as well as device for enabling student learning about the three major domains that form human development. there are three major domains that form human development that each is interconnected and overlaps the other two domains all through the lifespan:

• the biological domain which is based on genetics and physiological factors and includes changes in the size, shape, and characteristics of the human body such as physiological processes associated with puberty
• The cognitive domain comprises their ability to learn and experience the world we live in and to communicate with others.
• The psychosocial domain comprises of the intra- and inter-personal relationships of an individual with others which includes family, peers, love relationships and co-workers.

In Domain bingo the students are provided with a 4x4 table and in each cell is a characteristic - someone with a TER over 80; someone who has a brother; someone over 30 years old; someone who was born in Australia; someone born in Asia; someone who has blue eyes; someone who has sister; someone who is 18; an international student; someone who is married; someone with curly hair; someone who likes SUDOKO, someone who has a child; someone who can speak a language other than English; someone with a pet dog or cat.

The students have differed on the squares with people's names (same name can be used once only) until someone shouts bingo. Afterward, we have a discussion about which attribute is in which domain (some overlap) and then how it is quite easy to do certain things in the biological domain, yet the other two domains are much harder (especially cognitive).

Application:The bingo approach can be used in any course as an ice breaker.