| Autor: |
Vallance, Aaron K., Hemani, Ashish, Fernandez, Victoria, Livingstone, Daniel, McCusker, Kerri, Toro-Troconis, Maria |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| ISSN: |
2053-4868 |
| Popis: |
Aims and method:\ud \ud To develop and evaluate a novel teaching session on clinical assessment using role play simulation. Teaching and research sessions occurred sequentially in computer laboratories. Ten medical students were divided into two online small-group teaching sessions. Students role-played as clinician avatars and the teacher played a suicidal adolescent avatar. Questionnaire and focus-group methodology evaluated participants’ attitudes to the learning experience. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS, qualitative data through nominal-group and thematic analyses.\ud \ud Results:\ud \ud Participants reported improvements in psychiatric skills/knowledge, expressing less anxiety and more enjoyment than role-playing face to face. Simulator fidelity correlated positively with utility. Some participants expressed concern about added value over other learning methods and non-verbal communication. \ud \ud Clinical implications:\ud \ud The study shows that virtual worlds can successfully host role play simulation, valued by students as a useful learning method. The potential for distance learning would allow delivery irrespective of geographical distance and boundaries. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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