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A measure of the effectiveness of incorporating 3D human anatomy into an online undergraduate laboratory
Author(s) -
Hilbelink Amy J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2008.00886.x
Subject(s) - measure (data warehouse) , variance (accounting) , multivariate analysis of variance , multivariate statistics , human anatomy , repeated measures design , identification (biology) , human skull , analysis of variance , computer science , psychology , mathematics education , artificial intelligence , skull , statistics , mathematics , anatomy , biology , machine learning , data mining , ecology , accounting , business
Results of a study designed to determine the effectiveness of implementing three‐dimensional (3D) stereo images of a human skull in an undergraduate human anatomy online laboratory were gathered and analysed. Mental model theory and its applications to 3D relationships are discussed along with the research results. Quantitative results on 62 pairs were analysed using a doubly‐multivariate analysis of variance repeated measures design. Results revealed statistically significant differences in group means for the main effect of treatment groups 2D and 3D and for the variables of Identification and Relationship with the 3D group outperforming the 2D group on both dependent variables.