使用观众反馈系统技术和 PRITE 问题提高精神科住院医师的医学知识。

Using Audience Response System technology and PRITE questions to improve psychiatric residents' medical knowledge.

机构信息

University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.

出版信息

Acad Psychiatry. 2014 Apr;38(2):205-8. doi: 10.1007/s40596-014-0058-2. Epub 2014 Feb 22.

DOI:10.1007/s40596-014-0058-2

PMID:24563242

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Interactive educational tools are thought to convey material effectively. Audience Response Systems (ARSs), in particular, have been shown to improve written test scores in several residency fields but have not been previously reported in psychiatry. Such an approach may prove a valuable tool in improving test performance and medical knowledge.

METHODS

Psychiatry residents were required to attend 12 90-min review sessions throughout the summer that utilized previous Psychiatry Residency In-Training Exam (PRITE) questions and an ARS to provide immediate feedback and a stimulus for discussion. Preparation for these sessions was either unsupervised (phase I) or involved a personalized reading program for residents who scored below the 50th percentile. Data were evaluated with ANOVA and unpaired 2-tail tests.

RESULTS

Overall performance on the PRITE examination improved significantly as compared to pre-intervention controls (change in score 17.0 ± SD 16.6 vs 6.4 ± 12.6, P = 0.0068). The addition of a personalized reading program did not improve raw score performance significantly beyond the improvement seen with ARS alone but did slightly improve percentile rank and STD score.

CONCLUSIONS

Utilization of the interactive ARS may improve performance on PRITE examination for residents.

摘要

目的

互动式教育工具被认为能够有效地传达信息。特别是，观众反应系统（ARS）已被证明可以提高多个住院医师领域的书面考试成绩，但在精神病学中尚未得到报道。这种方法可能是提高考试成绩和医学知识的有效工具。

方法

精神病学住院医师在整个夏季需要参加 12 次 90 分钟的复习课程，这些课程使用了之前的精神病学住院医师培训考试（PRITE）问题和 ARS，以提供即时反馈和讨论的动力。这些课程的准备工作要么是无人监督的（第一阶段），要么是为得分低于第 50 百分位的住院医师提供个性化阅读计划。使用方差分析和非配对双尾检验对数据进行评估。