title: [Computerized instruction. Preliminary analysis of the experience at the Institute of Radiological Sciences of the University of Milan].
abstract: Computerised instruction means teaching by computer using a program that alternates information with self-checking multiple choice questions. This system was used to create a fully computerized lesson on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer which was then tested on a small group of medical students attending the Radiology School of the Milan University Institute of Radiological Sciences. At the end of the test, the students were asked to complete a questionnaire which was then analysed. The computer lesson consisted of 66 text messages and 21 self-checking questions. It aroused considerable interest, though the most common reason was curiosity about a novel system. The degree of fatigue caused was modest despite the fact that the computer lesson was at least as demanding as a traditional lesion, if not more so. The level of learning was considered high and optimised by the use of self-checking questions that were considered an essential element. However no student agreed to sit an official examination, even interactively, using the computer.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche, Università degli Studi, Milano.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gardani
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bertoli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bellomi
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D007558:Italy; D007858:Learning; D008838:Microcomputers; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*
vernacular_title: Didattica computerizzata. Prima analisi dell'esperienza dell'Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche dell'Università di Milano.