Pascoe Michael A, Betts Kourtney
Physical Therapy Program, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO USA.
Modern Human Anatomy Program, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO USA.
Med Sci Educ. 2020 Jun 22;30(3):1025-1034. doi: 10.1007/s40670-020-01000-4. eCollection 2020 Sep.
Anatomical knowledge is requisite for effective physical therapy (PT) practice. Cadaver dissection is a popular teaching method employed in PT anatomy courses. Limited time in the laboratory requires effective dissection instructions. Several limitations of a printed, non-discipline specific dissection guide have been identified by students and instructors in anatomy curricula. The objective of this project was to evaluate the effect of using a digital, PT specific dissection guide on examination performance and student satisfaction. A digital guide was developed that incorporated improvements based on observations of student experiences using a printed guide. The digital guide covered two lower extremity regional dissections and was distributed for use during the summer 2017 course. Enhancements included clarification of dissection procedures, formative quizzes, image galleries, embedded videos, and a glossary of terms. Students used a printed guide for all other dissections in the course. The percentage of correct answers from practical examinations was calculated and compared between summer of 2015 (print) and 2017 (digital) courses. A survey consisting of nineteen five-point Likert items was distributed. The percentage of correct answers was significantly higher for the digital guide (91.7 ± 7.11%) compared with the print guide (84.2 ± 9.51%, < 0.0001). On the survey, the median item rating was strongly agree for two, agree for fifteen, and neither agree or disagree for two. These results suggest that developing a curriculum specific, digital guide was effective in improving student knowledge and satisfaction. These results encourage development of additional content specific guides in a digital format.
解剖学知识对于有效的物理治疗（PT）实践是必不可少的。尸体解剖是PT解剖学课程中常用的教学方法。实验室时间有限，需要有效的解剖指导。解剖学课程的学生和教师已经发现了印刷的、非特定学科的解剖指南存在的一些局限性。本项目的目的是评估使用特定于PT的数字解剖指南对考试成绩和学生满意度的影响。开发了一个数字指南，该指南基于对学生使用印刷指南的经验观察进行了改进。数字指南涵盖了两个下肢区域的解剖，并在2017年夏季课程中分发使用。改进之处包括解剖程序的澄清、形成性测验、图像库、嵌入式视频和术语表。学生在课程中的所有其他解剖中使用印刷指南。计算并比较了2015年夏季（印刷版）和2017年（数字版）课程实际考试的正确答案百分比。分发了一份由19个五点李克特量表项目组成的调查问卷。与印刷指南（84.2±9.51%，<0.0001）相比，数字指南的正确答案百分比显著更高（91.7±7.11%）。在调查中，项目评级的中位数为两个强烈同意、十五个同意、两个既不同意也不反对。这些结果表明，开发特定于课程的数字指南有效地提高了学生的知识水平和满意度。这些结果鼓励以数字格式开发更多特定内容的指南。
