Computer-Assisted Instruction

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Learning preferences, computer attitudes, and student evaluation of computerised instruction.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between learning preferences, attitudes towards computers, and student evaluation of a computer-assisted instructional (CAI) program. CONTEXT: A third year required clerkship in surgery at the University of Nebraska ...
David J Steele, Jodi E Johnson Palensky, Thomas G Lynch, Naomi L Lacy, Sean W Duffy (Med Educ, 200203)
learning-preferences-computer-attitudes-student-evaluation.asp

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The development of an interactive game-based tool for learning surgical management algorithms via computer.

BACKGROUND: We have previously demonstrated the potential efficacy of a computer-assisted board game as a tool for medical education. The next logical step was to transfer the entire game on to the computer, thus increasing accessibility to students and ...
Barry D Mann, Benjamin M Eidelson, Steven G Fukuchi, Steven A Nissman, Scott Robertson, Lori Jardines (Am J Surg, 200203)
development-interactive-game-based-tool-learning-surgical-management.asp

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Group for research in pathology education online resources to facilitate pathology instruction.

BACKGROUND: The Group for Research in Pathology Education (GRIPE) is an organization of pathology educators whose purpose is to promote and facilitate excellence in pathology education. One important function of GRIPE is the maintenance of image and ...
Kristopher N Jones, Regina Kreisle, Roger W Geiss, John H Holliman, Patsy H Lill, Peter G Anderson (Arch Pathol Lab Med, 200203)
group-research-pathology-education-online-resources-facilitate.asp

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WebCT: integrating computer-mediated communication and resource delivery into a new problem-based curriculum.

WebCT, front-end software for Internet-delivered material, became an integral part of a problem-based learning, student-centred curriculum introduced in January 2001 at the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine (South Africa). A template for six ...
Michelle McLean, Kathy Murrell (J Audiov Media Med, 200203)
webct-integrating-computer-mediated-communication-resource-delivery.asp

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Retention of basic life support skills 6 months after training with an automated voice advisory manikin system without instructor involvement.

AIM: To evaluate the retention of skills 6 months after training in ventilation and chest compressions (CPR) on a manikin with computer based on-line voice advisory feedback and the possible effects of initial overtraining. METHODS: Thirty five ...
Lars Wik, Helge Myklebust, Bjørn H Auestad, Petter A Steen (Resuscitation, 200203)
retention-basic-life-support-skills-months-after-training-automated.asp

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Experimenting with new paradigms for medical education and the emergence of a distance learning degree using the internet: teaching evidence-based medicine.

This paper is focused on designing and developing a teaching environment associated with an introductory course in evidence-based medicine designed for undergraduates. Attempting to break away from the traditional educational model based on acquisition ...
Marius Fieschi, Gérard Soula, Roch Giorgi, Joanny Gouvernet, Dominique Fieschi, Geneviève Botti, Françoise Volot, Yvon Berland (Med Inform Internet Med, 200203)
experimenting-new-paradigms-medical-education-emergence-distance.asp

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Do children with autism learn to read more readily by computer assisted instruction or traditional book methods? A pilot study.

The study evaluates the progress of eight children aged 3-5 years with autism attending a specialist teaching unit in their development of reading skills in two conditions: computer instructed learning and book based learning. The authors developed a ...
Christine Williams, Barry Wright, Gillian Callaghan, Brian Coughlan (Autism, 200203)
children-autism-learn-read-more-readily-computer-assisted-instruction.asp

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An interactive, web-based tool for learning anatomic landmarks.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a Web-based interactive teaching tool that uses self-assessment exercises with real-time feedback to aid students learning in a gross anatomy class. METHOD: A total of 107 of 124 first-year medical students at ...
Richard C Hallgren, Perrin E Parkhurst, Carol L Monson, Nancy M Crewe (Acad Med, 200203)
interactive-web-based-tool-learning-anatomic-landmarks.asp

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A preliminary study of achievement, attitudes toward success in mathematics, and mathematics anxiety with technology-based instruction in brief calculus.

This study was designed to compare achievement, attitudes toward success in mathematics, and mathematics anxiety of college students taught brief calculus using a graphic calculator, with the achievement and attitudes and anxiety of students taught using ...
Haitham M Alkhateeb (Psychol Rep, 200202)
preliminary-study-achievement-attitudes-toward-success-mathematics.asp

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ReproMED on the Internet today and tomorrow.

ReproMED comprises a range of projects applying and researching the role of information technology to support clinical care, education and research in reproductive medicine. This article traces the development of ReproMED on the Internet and concludes by ...
Julian M Jenkins (Hum Fertil (Camb), 200202)
repromed-internet-today-tomorrow.asp