Open AccessTraditional teaching supported by computer‐assisted learning for macroscopic anatomy
Author(s) -
ElizondoOmaña Rodrigo E.,
MoralesGómez Jesús Alberto,
Guzmán Santos López,
Hernández Iván León,
Ibarra Ricardo Patiño,
Vilchez Félix Cavazos
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the anatomical record part b: the new anatomist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1552-4914
pISSN - 1552-4906
DOI - 10.1002/ar.b.20019
Subject(s) - computer science , anatomy , computer assisted learning , computer graphics (images) , multimedia , medicine
Over the years we have observed that there is a very low passing rate for the Anatomy and Neuroanatomy courses in our department, and for that reason we decided to implement the use of student‐learning resources. The objective of this study was to compare the results of traditional methodology with those obtained with the support of computer‐assisted learning (CAL). We performed a retrospective and joint study for Anatomy and Neuroanatomy groups during the period of September 2001 to February 2003, to establish a comparison between traditional learning and traditional learning supported by CAL. In the Anatomy group, students who used the traditional method (n 1 = 365) received an average final grade of 58 (SD = 14.94), while the average final grade for students who used the traditional method supported by CAL (n 2 = 283) was 68 (SD = 14.56). In the Neuroanatomy group, the students who used the traditional method (n 3 = 217) had an average final grade of 61 (SD = 14.51), while the students who used the traditional method supported by CAL (n 4 = 134) received an average final grade of 68 (SD = 13.52). A z‐test was conducted to determine the difference in averages between the two groups (α = 0.05), and the results showed that the averages were significantly different ( P < .001). The modified traditional method with CAL support was shown to be the best option in comparison with the traditional method. Anat Rec (Part B: New Anat) 278B:18–22, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.