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A prospective, randomized controlled study of computer-assisted learning in parasitology.
Shomaker, T Samuel; Ricks, Daniel J; Hale, Devon C.
Afiliação
  • Shomaker TS; University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA. shomaker@hawaii.edu
Acad Med ; 77(5): 446-9, 2002 May.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12010707
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

To compare, using a prospective, randomized controlled study, three methods of teaching a medical school parasitology course computer-based instruction, traditional lecture-based instruction, and a combination of computer-based and lecture-based instruction.

METHOD:

A single class of the University of Utah School of Medicine was randomized into three study groups for the second-year parasitology course. The computer group (n = 29) used a locally developed interactive parasitology computer program; the lecture group (n = 32) had traditional lectures, and the combined group (n = 33) used both the computer program and lectures. Students' knowledge was assessed using a pretest, a final examination, and a posttest administered four months after the course. Students also used logs to track the amounts of time they spent studying. Their impressions and course evaluations were collected using a standardized course-evaluation form.

RESULTS:

The groups' scores on the pretest, final examination, and posttest were not statistically significantly different. Students in the computer group averaged 26.8 hours of studying over the two-week course compared with 32.1 hours in the lecture group and 32.7 hours in the combined group. The difference in study times between the computer and combined groups yielded a significant p value of 0.036. Students were generally positive about the course and the computer program.

CONCLUSION:

Students can learn parasitology from computer-based instruction as effectively as from traditional lecture-based instruction, and they can do so in less time.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Parasitologia / Ensino / Instrução por Computador Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies Limite: Adult / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2002 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Parasitologia / Ensino / Instrução por Computador Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies Limite: Adult / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2002 Tipo de documento: Article