Mitropoulos Dionisios, Moutzouris George, Papadimitriou Vaios, Perimenis Petros, Sofras Frank
Department of Urology, Laikon Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, 17, Ag. Thoma, Athens, 11528, Greece.
Int Urol Nephrol. 2007;39(4):1153-8. doi: 10.1007/s11255-007-9183-0. Epub 2007 Feb 28.
The use of interactive voting systems in continuing education helps to evaluate the alteration in the audience's views after a presentation. This study was designed to evaluate whether urologists' attitude towards management of benign prostate hyperplasia can be changed, and to estimate objectively the achievement of educational goals by using an interactive voting system.
The audience attitude was repetitively estimated by responding to questions using wireless keypads. Educational goal achievement was calculated by adding the percentage of those changing their opinion from "wrong" to "right" and that of those insisting on their initial "right" opinion.
Giving a "wrong" answer and the probability of opinion change were independent of age and board certification. Being initially on the "wrong" side resulted in a greater probability of opinion change. The educational goals were achieved in 20.8-86.2% of cases.
Satellite symposia are helpful learning environments. The use of an interactive voting system may help to evaluate objectively the achievement of educational goals.
在继续教育中使用交互式投票系统有助于评估演讲后听众观点的变化。本研究旨在评估泌尿外科医生对良性前列腺增生管理的态度是否可以改变,并通过使用交互式投票系统客观地评估教育目标的达成情况。
通过使用无线键盘回答问题来反复评估听众的态度。教育目标达成率通过将从“错误”转变为“正确”观点的人群百分比与坚持最初“正确”观点的人群百分比相加来计算。
给出“错误”答案以及观点改变的可能性与年龄和委员会认证无关。最初持“错误”观点的人观点改变的可能性更大。在20.8% - 86.2%的案例中实现了教育目标。
卫星专题讨论会是有益的学习环境。使用交互式投票系统可能有助于客观地评估教育目标的达成情况。