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Comparison of computer‐based and paper‐based imagery strategies in learning anatomy
Author(s) -
Khalil M.K.,
Johnson T.E.,
Lamar C.H.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.20158
Subject(s) - perception , analysis of covariance , mental image , recall , medicine , significant difference , test (biology) , applied psychology , cognitive psychology , psychology , cognition , computer science , machine learning , paleontology , neuroscience , psychiatry , biology
Abstract 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. Clin. Anat. 18:457–464, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.