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Selected AbstractsStudents' evaluation of online course materials in Fixed Prosthodontics: a case studyEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION, Issue 2 2001Elizabeth S. Pilcher Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess a new online course format for dental students. Preclinical Fixed Prosthodontics I is a didactic and laboratory course given in the first year of the dental school curriculum. In the spring semester of 1999, the didactic portion of the course was offered in a web-based format as a supplement to the traditional lecture format. Methods: The study population was 53 first year dental students at one school. The study design was a one group post test without a control group. The online questionnaire consisted of multiple choice questions, Leikert scale questions and open-ended questions. Data were collected using Filemaker Pro and analyzed using EpiInfo. Results: Student response rate was 96% (52/53). All of the students responded that they felt comfortable with their computer skills in utilizing this course format. Most (96%) responded that the online materials were either very helpful or helpful to them. About half, (54%) recommended that the online format be continued as a supplement to traditional lectures, while 28% recommended replacing traditional lectures with the new format in order to provide more laboratory time in the course. The syllabus, lecture materials, bulletin board and handouts were found to be the most helpful online features. The least helpful features were the listserve, decision tree, and e-mail options. Most frequently mentioned strengths of the online material were listed as 1) the ability to view material at their own pace and at a time convenient to them, 2) quality photographs in lecture materials and 3) online quizzes. Weaknesses of the course were ranked by students as 1) problems with access to the materials and the intranet system, 2) taking quizzes online and 3) difficulty in printing the web-based lecture materials. Conclusions: The delivery of web-based material as a course supplement in Fixed Prosthodontics I was determined to be an overall success. Fine tuning of problems with access to the materials took place throughout the course. The student feedback will help direct future development of web-based course materials in the dental school curriculum. [source] Effect of bead and illustrations models on high school students' achievement in molecular geneticsJOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING, Issue 5 2006Yosi Rotbain Our main goal in this study was to explore whether the use of models in molecular genetics instruction in high school can contribute to students' understanding of concepts and processes in genetics. Three comparable groups of 11th and 12th graders participated: The control group (116 students) was taught in the traditional lecture format, while the others received instructions which integrated a bead model (71 students), or an illustration model (71 students). Similar instructions and the same guiding questions accompanied the two models. We used three instruments: a multiple-choice and an open-ended written questionnaire, as well as personal interviews. Five of the multiple-choice questions were also given to students before receiving their genetics instruction (pretest). We found that students who used one of the two types of models improved their knowledge in molecular genetics compared to the control group. However, the open-ended questions revealed that bead model activity was significantly more effective than illustration activity. On the basis of these findings we conclude that, though it is advisable to use a three-dimensional model, such as the bead model, engaging students in activities with illustrations can still improve their achievement in comparison to traditional instruction. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 43: 500,529, 2006 [source] A randomized, controlled, single-blind trial of teaching provided by a computer-based multimedia package versus lectureMEDICAL EDUCATION, Issue 9 2001Christopher Williams Background Computer-based teaching may allow effective teaching of important psychiatric knowledge and skills. Aims To investigate the effectiveness and acceptability of computer-based teaching. Method A single-blind, randomized, controlled study of 166 undergraduate medical students at the University of Leeds, involving an educational intervention of either a structured lecture or a computer-based teaching package (both of equal duration). Results There was no difference in knowledge between the groups at baseline or immediately after teaching. Both groups made significant gains in knowledge after teaching. Students who attended the lecture rated their subjective knowledge and skills at a statistically significantly higher level than students who had used the computers. Students who had used the computer package scored higher on an objective measure of assessment skills. Students did not perceive the computer package to be as useful as the traditional lecture format, despite finding it easy to use and recommending its use to other students. Conclusions Medical students rate themselves subjectively as learning less from computer-based as compared with lecture-based teaching. Objective measures suggest equivalence in knowledge acquisition and significantly greater skills acquisition for computer-based teaching. [source] Resident Response to Integration of Simulation-based Education into Emergency Medicine ConferenceACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, Issue 11 2008Ernest E. Wang MD Abstract Objectives:, Utilization of simulation-based training has become increasingly prevalent in residency training. The authors compared emergency medicine (EM) resident feedback for simulation sessions to traditional lectures from an EM residency didactic program. Methods:, The authors performed a retrospective review of all written EM conference evaluations over a 29-month period. Evaluation questions were scored on a 1,9 Likert scale. Results:, Lectures and simulation accounted for 77.6 and 22.4% of the conferences, respectively. Scored means (±standard deviations [SDs]) were as follows: overall, lecture 7.97 ± 0.74 versus simulation 8.373 ± 0.44 (p < 0.01); Question 1, lecture 7.97 ± 0.74 versus simulation 8.40 ± 0.43 (p < 0.005); Question 2, lecture 7.92 ± 0.74 versus simulation 8.34 ± 0.48 (p < 0.01); Question 3, lecture 8.01 ± 0.77 versus simulation 8.26 ± 0.51 (p < 0.15); and Question 4, lecture 8.00 ± 0.75 versus simulation 8.42 ± 0.46 (p < 0.01). There was no longitudinal decay of scores. Conclusions:, Emergency medicine residents scored simulation-based sessions higher than traditional lectures. The scores over time suggest that this preference for simulation can be sustainable long term. Residents perceive simulation as more desirable teaching method compared to the traditional lecture format. [source] | ||||||||||