[Evaluation of a computer-based independent study program applied to fourth year medical students].
The aim of this work was to assess an independent study program on hypertension using a computer multimedia program developed by the authors. Twenty-four randomly chosen students participated in the program and 76 students that continued to attend to classical lectures were used as controls. At the end of the program, a cognitive test with 40 multiple choice questions and an opinion questionnaire were applied. The experimental group had higher grades in the test than controls (71.4 and 64.6% respectively p < 0.001) and a highly favourable opinion of the program. It is concluded that computer based teaching programs are a useful and feasible alternative to lectures.
Oficina de Educación Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
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D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013337:Students, Medical
Evaluación de un programa de estudio independiente basado en la computación, aplicado a estudiantes de IV año de medicina.