Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Interactive Videodisc Instruction in Teaching Rheumatology to Physical and Occupational Therapy Students

A computer-assisted interactive videodisc instructional program, HP-RHEUM was designed to teach clinical findings in arthritis to occupational and physical therapy students. Using the Rheumatology Image Library videodisc produced by the National Library of Medicine, HP-RHEUM consists of instructiona...

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Published in:Journal of allied health 1996, Vol.25 (2), p.141-148
Main Authors: Sanford, Marilyn K., Hazelwood, Susan E., Bridges, Alan J., Cutts, James H., Mitchell, Joyce A., Reid, John C., Sharp, Gordon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of Variance
Computer-Assisted Instruction
Educational Measurement
Humans
Occupational Therapy - education
Physical Therapy Modalities - education
Rheumatology - education
Statistics, Nonparametric
User-Computer Interface
Videodisc Recording
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Summary:A computer-assisted interactive videodisc instructional program, HP-RHEUM was designed to teach clinical findings in arthritis to occupational and physical therapy students. Using the Rheumatology Image Library videodisc produced by the National Library of Medicine, HP-RHEUM consists of instructional modules which employ advance organizers, examples/nonexamples, summaries, and immediate feedback. To see if HP-RHEUM would be as effective as traditional classroom instruction, control data were collected in 1991 from 52 OT and PT students. Treatment data were collected from 61 students in 1992 when HP-RHEUM entirely replaced lectures. Identical pre- and post-tests consisted of 70 multiple choice questions, with 24 matched to slides. On the slide questions the HP-RHEUM group had significantly higher scores. Otherwise, there was no significant difference in performance between groups. HP-RHEUM provided an independent learning method and enhanced visual comprehension of rheumatologic disease concepts.
ISSN:0090-7421
1945-404X