Does computer-assisted instruction really help to improve the learning process?
Autor: | Phongthara Vichitvejpaisal, Benjamas Preechakoon, Sukalya Sitthikongsak, Suppat Petcharatana, Chitprapa Manon, Kanita Kraiprasit, Sudta Parakkamodom |
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Rok vydání: | 2001 |
Předmět: |
Higher education
media_common.quotation_subject education Computer-Assisted Instruction Education law.invention Text mining Software Randomized controlled trial law Reading (process) Learning theory Mathematics education Humans Prospective Studies Textbooks as Topic media_common Programmed Instructions as Topic business.industry Reproducibility of Results General Medicine Test (assessment) Psychology business Education Medical Undergraduate |
Zdroj: | Medical Education. 35:983-989 |
ISSN: | 1365-2923 0308-0110 |
Popis: | Objectives We have developed both a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) multimedia program and a textbook on arterial blood gas interpretation with the same content as formal didactic instruction. A prospective, randomized study was designed to compare the outcomes of self-learning using the software and using the textbook. Methods 80 third-year medical students were randomly allocated to two groups: the CAI (n=40) and text group (n=40). A 30-item, type-K examination was administered as the pre-test. After the pre-test, the volunteers in the CAI group studied the software program, whereas those in the text group spent their time reading the textbook covering the same material. The post-test was held immediately at the end of a full day of study, and 3 weeks later, the final test was performed without prior notice. A P value of |
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