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Technical Skills Training for Veterinary Students: A Comparison of Simulators and Video for Teaching Standardized Cardiac Dissection
- Source :
- Journal of veterinary medical education. 44(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The goal of the study was to evaluate alternative student-centered approaches that could replace autopsy sessions and live demonstration and to explore refinements in assessment procedures for standardized cardiac dissection. Simulators and videos were identified as feasible, economical, student-centered teaching methods for technical skills training in medical contexts, and a direct comparison was undertaken. A low-fidelity anatomically correct simulator approximately the size of a horse's heart with embedded dissection pathways was constructed and used with a series of laminated photographs of standardized cardiac dissection. A video of a standardized cardiac dissection of a normal horse's heart was recorded and presented with audio commentary. Students were allowed to nominate a preference for learning method, and students who indicated no preference were randomly allocated to keep group numbers even. Objective performance data from an objective structure assessment criterion and student perception data on confidence and competency from surveys showed both innovations were similarly effective. Evaluator reflections as well as usage logs to track patterns of student use were both recorded. A strong selection preference was identified for kinesthetic learners choosing the simulator and visual learners choosing the video. Students in the video cohort were better at articulating the reasons for dissection procedures and sequence due to the audio commentary, and student satisfaction was higher with the video. The major conclusion of this study was that both methods are effective tools for technical skills training, but consideration should be given to the preferred learning style of adult learners to maximize educational outcomes.
- Subjects :
- 020205 medical informatics
040301 veterinary sciences
Teaching method
media_common.quotation_subject
education
Video Recording
02 engineering and technology
Dissection procedure
Dissection (medical)
computer.software_genre
Education
0403 veterinary science
Cohort Studies
Perception
Surveys and Questionnaires
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
medicine
Animals
Humans
Horses
Technical skills
Simulation Training
media_common
Medical education
General Veterinary
Multimedia
Anatomy, Veterinary
Kinesthetic learning
Heart
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Preference
Major conclusion
Psychology
Education, Veterinary
computer
Program Evaluation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0748321X
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of veterinary medical education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a8e4cfa43326cd2feb11d7f039a17cdd