Seabra Daniel, Srougi Miguel, Baptista Renato, Nesrallah Luciano J, Ortiz Valdemar, Sigulem Daniel
Department of Informatics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Urol. 2004 Mar;171(3):1220-2. doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000114303.17198.37.
The current model of undergraduate medical education is under debate since knowledge retention and student interest seem to be decreasing. To clarify this situation we developed and evaluated a computer aided learning program using a multimedia presentation about prostate cancer for undergraduate teaching in urology.
A total of 60 medical students from years 2 and 3 were divided into group 1-31 who used the multimedia program and group 2-29 who attended a standard lecture on the same subject. At the end the level of knowledge acquisition for the 2 groups was evaluated by a multiple choice test. Group 1 students also answered a questionnaire about subjective feelings on computer based teaching.
Test performance in groups 1 and 2 was similar (60% vs 62% correct answers, p >0.05). On the other hand, 23 of 31 students using the multimedia program believed that it did not adequately replace the instructor and interaction with a mentor still seems to be relevant.
According to this study computers and multimedia programs can be used for undergraduate education in urology, providing that direct contact with an instructor is concomitantly offered to students.
由于知识保留率和学生兴趣似乎在下降，当前的本科医学教育模式正受到争议。为了澄清这种情况，我们开发并评估了一个计算机辅助学习程序，该程序使用关于前列腺癌的多媒体演示进行泌尿外科本科教学。
总共60名二、三年级医学生被分为两组，第1组31人使用多媒体程序，第2组29人参加关于同一主题的标准讲座。最后，通过多项选择题测试评估两组的知识获取水平。第1组学生还回答了一份关于基于计算机教学的主观感受的问卷。
第1组和第2组的测试成绩相似（正确答案分别为60%和62%，p>0.05）。另一方面，使用多媒体程序的31名学生中有23人认为它不能充分替代教师，与导师的互动似乎仍然很重要。
根据这项研究，计算机和多媒体程序可用于泌尿外科本科教育，前提是同时为学生提供与教师的直接接触。
