Skye Eric P, Wimsatt Leslie A, Master-Hunter Tara A, Locke Amy B
Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Women's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5239, USA.
Fam Med. 2011 Mar;43(3):185-92.
Online modules offer an opportunity to overcome barriers to educational delivery. Such approaches can require significant investment dependent on the development model used. There is little in the literature on the formative assessment of design and development. Better understanding is needed to determine effective methods of training and supporting faculty authors.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Web-based modules developed by a Department of Family Medicine in delivering instruction to resident learners and to examine perceptions of the design and development process. Participants included 49 resident learners and 28 faculty and staff members as the development team. Data collection involved use of Web-based surveys, participant observation focus groups, and pretesting/posttesting. Frequency distributions and mean comparisons were used to analyze quantitative data. Participant comments were thematically analyzed.
Residents felt that modules met their educational goals and contributed to understanding of core content. Pretest/posttest data showed statistical improvement for a majority of modules. The use of Web authoring software for Web-based learning and scheduling time to work on the modules posed the greatest challenges to module authors.
Formative assessment methods can provide important information to module developers and support staff to shape training, content development, and improve module ease of use, navigation, and content for resident learners.
在线模块为克服教育交付障碍提供了契机。此类方法可能需要根据所采用的开发模式进行大量投资。关于设计与开发的形成性评估，文献中鲜有相关内容。需要更深入的了解，以确定培训和支持教师作者的有效方法。
本研究旨在考察家庭医学系开发的基于网络的模块在向住院医师学习者提供教学方面的有效性，并考察对设计与开发过程的看法。参与者包括49名住院医师学习者以及作为开发团队的28名教职员工。数据收集涉及使用基于网络的调查问卷、参与观察焦点小组以及预测试/后测试。频率分布和均值比较用于分析定量数据。对参与者的评论进行主题分析。
住院医师认为这些模块实现了他们的教育目标，并有助于对核心内容的理解。预测试/后测试数据显示，大多数模块有统计学上的进步。使用网络创作软件进行网络学习以及安排时间制作模块，给模块作者带来了最大的挑战。
形成性评估方法可为模块开发者和支持人员提供重要信息，以塑造培训、内容开发，并提高模块对住院医师学习者的易用性、导航性和内容质量。
