Comparison of computer-based and paper-based imagery strategies in learning anatomy.
This study evaluated the use of computer-based interactive imagery on students' achievement scores when compared with paper-based static imagery. It also assessed students' perceptions about the two imagery strategies and their different components. Sixty-four freshmen veterinary students (50 females, 14 males), enrolled in a comparative anatomy course, volunteered to participate in the study. This study used a pretest/posttest comparison group design and data was examined by analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). A close-ended questionnaire was administered to collect students' perceptions about the two imagery strategies. The mean difference in students' perceptions between the two strategies was analyzed using a two-tailed paired t-test. No significant differences were observed between computer-based interactive imagery and paper-based static imagery in the immediate recall of anatomical information. There was a significant difference in students' opinions toward the two strategies: students perceived computer-based interactive imagery as a better strategy in the assimilation of anatomical information than paper-based static imagery.
Khalil
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Learning Systems Institute, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 32310, USA. mkhalil@lpg.fsu.edu
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Lamar
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D000717:Anatomy, Comparative / Q000193:education; D000719:Anatomy, Veterinary / Q000193:education*; D000818:Animals; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004285:Dogs; D004520:Education, Veterinary / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013336:Students, Health Occupations