title: Audiotape and booklet self-instructional materials in physiology: an evaluation of their effectiveness and acceptability in the pre-clinical curriculum.
abstract: Audiotape and booklet self-instructional materials in physiology have been evaluated for their effectiveness and acceptability in the pre-clinical course. Learning effectiveness was determined by comparison of pre-test and post-test scores on multiple choice tests, and acceptability was determined by scores on a specially constructed and validated Likert type questionnaire. It is concluded that in three out of the four physiology topics studied, audiotape and booklet was a significantly more effective method of study than the conventional method of text books and lecture notes. Self-instructional material in the form of audiotape and booklet is acceptable to students both in absolute terms and when compared with other methods of learning. Use of the self-instructional material enabled students to achieve the required learning objectives.
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008131:London; D010827:Physiology / Q000193:education*; D011380:Programmed Instructions as Topic; D013664:Teaching Materials