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Technology-based vs. traditional instruction. A comparison of two methods for teaching the skill of performing a 12-lead ECG.
Full Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of an interactive, multimedia CD-ROM with traditional methods of teaching the skill of performing a 12-lead ECG. A randomized pre/posttest experimental design was used. Seventy-seven baccalaureate nursing students in a required, senior-level critical-care course at a large midwestern university were recruited for the study. Two teaching methods were compared. The traditional method included a self-study module, a brief lecture and demonstration by an instructor, and hands-on experience using a plastic manikin and a real 12-lead ECG machine in the learning laboratory. The second method covered the same content using an interactive, multimedia CD-ROM embedded with virtual reality and supplemented with a self-study module. There were no significant (p < .05) baseline differences in pretest scores between the two groups and no significant differences by group in cognitive gains, student satisfaction with their learning method, or perception of self-efficacy in performing the skill. Overall results indicated that both groups were satisfied with their instructional method and were similar in their ability to demonstrate the skill correctly on a live, simulated patient. This evaluation study is a beginning step to assess new and potentially more cost-effective teaching methods and their effects on student learning outcomes and behaviors, including the transfer of skill acquisition via a computer simulation to a real patient.
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Author information
Author/s: Jeffries, Pamela R (PR); Woolf, Shirley (S); Linde, Beverly (B);
Affiliation: Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, USA.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Nursing education perspectives (Nurs Educ Perspect), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2003 Mar-Apr; vol 24 (issue 2) : pp 70-4
Dates: Created 2003/05/14; Completed 2003/06/03; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12743975, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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