Development, implementation, and assessment of a distance module in endocrine physiology.
This study aimed to develop, implement, and assess a distance module in endocrine physiology in TelEduc for undergraduate nursing students from a public university in Brazil, with a sample size of 44 students. Stage 1 consisted of the development of the module, through the process of creating a distance course by means of the Web. Stage 2 was the planning of the module's practical functioning, and stage 3 was the planning of student evaluations. In the experts' assessment, the module complied with pedagogical and technical requirements most of the time. In the practical functioning stage, 10 h were dedicated for on-site activities and 10 h for distance activities. Most students (93.2%) were women between 19 and 23 yr of age (75%). The internet was the most used means to remain updated for 23 students (59.0%), and 30 students (68.2%) accessed it from the teaching institution. A personal computer was used by 23 students (56.1%), and most of them (58.1%) learned to use it alone. Access to a forum was more dispersed (variation coefficient: 86.80%) than access to chat (variation coefficient: 65.14%). Average participation was 30 students in forums and 22 students in the chat. Students' final grades in the module averaged 8.5 (SD: 1.2). TelEduc was shown to be efficient in supporting the teaching-learning process of endocrine physiology.
University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, Sao Paulo, Brazil. elrangel@eerp.usp.br
Elaine Maria Leite
EM
Rangel
Isabel Amélia
IA
Costa Mendes
Evelin Capellari
EC
Cárnio
Leila Maria
LM
Marchi Alves
Simone
S
de Godoy
Juliane
J
de Almeida Crispim
D001938:Brazil; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D020375:Education, Distance; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004704:Endocrinology / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010827:Physiology / Q000193:education*; D013338:Students, Nursing; D055815:Young Adult