Computer-Assisted Instruction

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Professional staff education. Quantifying costs and outcomes.

In todays cost-conscious marketplace, it is critical to identify the true costs of professional staff development within a healthcare organization. Many hidden costs can be difficult to quantify. This article will help administrators identify these ...
Anne Tanner (J Nurs Adm, 200202)
professional-staff-education-quantifying-costs-outcomes.asp

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A comparison of a lecture and computer program to teach fundamentals of the Draw-a-Person test.

BACKGROUND: Although computer-assisted education has been used to augment education in many areas, there are few studies of programs designed to replace lectures in a medical curriculum. OBJECTIVE: To test whether a thoughtfully designed computer program ...
Aaron E Carroll, M William Schwartz (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 200202)
comparison-lecture-computer-program-teach-fundamentals-draw-person.asp

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The potential of latent semantic analysis for machine grading of clinical case summaries.

OBJECTIVE: This paper introduces latent semantic analysis (LSA), a machine learning method for representing the meaning of words, sentences, and texts. LSA induces a high-dimensional semantic space from reading a very large amount of texts. The meaning ...
Walter Kintsch (J Biomed Inform, 200202)
potential-latent-semantic-analysis-machine-grading-clinical-case.asp

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Cardiovascular interactions tutorial: architecture and design.

This work examines the design and architecture of a delivery system for a computerized, interactive tutorial on the physiology of the cardiovascular system. Emphasis in this paper is on the mechanisms used to coordinate the users Lab Workbook, ...
John M Gersting, Carl F Rothe (J Med Syst, 200202)
cardiovascular-interactions-tutorial-architecture-design.asp

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Using web-based animations to teach histology.

We have been experimenting with the use of animations to teach histology as part of an interactive multimedia program we are developing to replace the traditional lecture/laboratory-based histology course in our medical and dental curricula. This ...
Marc A S Brisbourne, Susan S-L Chin, Erica Melnyk, David A Begg (Anat Rec, 200202)
web-based-animations-teach-histology.asp

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The effectiveness of a computer-assisted instruction programme on communication skills of medical specialists in oncology.

BACKGROUND: Although doctor--patient communication is important in health care, medical specialists are generally not well trained in communication skills. Conventional training programmes are generally time consuming and hard to fit into busy working ...
Robert L Hulsman, Wynand J G Ros, Jacques A M Winnubst, Jozien M Bensing (Med Educ, 200202)
effectiveness-computer-assisted-instruction-programme-communication.asp

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Using online learning in a traditional face-to-face environment.

A model for designing online learning was developed and implemented in a Registered Nurse-to-Bachelor of Science in Nursing course using online and face-to-face methodologies. The combination of online and face-to-face learning modalities may help the ...
Dawn Kozlowski (Comput Nurs, 200201-02)
online-learning-traditional-face-face-environment.asp

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Surgical simulation software for insertion of pedicle screws.

OBJECTIVE: As the first step toward finding noninvasive alternatives to the traditional methods of surgical training, we have developed a small, stand-alone computer program that simulates insertion of pedicle screws in different spinal vertebrae ...
Behzad Eftekhar, Mohammad Ghodsi, Ebrahim Ketabchi, Saman Rasaee (Neurosurgery, 200201)
surgical-simulation-software-insertion-pedicle-screws.asp

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E-learning and educational diversity.

This article discusses the nature of electronic learning (E-learning) and argues for its centrality to educational diversity and the shift from teaching to learning. It is argued that E-learning is the new wave strategy that sits comfortably with other ...
Dawn Forman, Lovemore Nyatanga, Terry Rich (Nurse Educ Today, 200201)
e-learning-educational-diversity.asp

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Virtual reality simulators: current status in acquisition and assessment of surgical skills.

Medical technology is currently evolving so rapidly that its impact cannot be analysed. Robotics and telesurgery loom on the horizon, and the technology used to drive these advances has serendipitous side-effects for the education and training arena. The ...
Peter H Cosman, Patrick C Cregan, Christopher J Martin, John A Cartmill (ANZ J Surg, 200201)
virtual-reality-simulators-current-status-acquisition-assessment.asp