Orr N A, Edelstein R A
Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. 1991:268-72.
Computer-related variables, including measures of computer anxiety and computer experience, were evaluated for three successive classes of matriculating medical students. Across the three classes, average computer anxiety measures declined and differences in the levels of computer anxiety for males and females diminished. Average measures of computer experience rose over time and were comparable for males and females, although there was a trend toward increasing divergence in the range and distribution of students' computer experience scores. Implications of these findings for addressing computer literacy in the medical curricula are discussed.
对连续三届入学的医学生进行了与计算机相关变量的评估，这些变量包括计算机焦虑程度和计算机使用经验。在这三届学生中，计算机焦虑平均水平有所下降，男性和女性在计算机焦虑程度上的差异也有所减小。计算机使用经验的平均水平随时间上升，且男性和女性相当，不过学生计算机使用经验分数的范围和分布存在差异扩大的趋势。本文讨论了这些研究结果对医学课程中计算机素养培养的启示。
