Little W Brady, Dezdrobitu Cristian, Conan Anne, Artemiou Elpida
School of Veterinary Medicine, Ross University, St. Kitts, Basseterre, West Indies USA.
Med Sci Educ. 2021 Mar 18;31(2):723-732. doi: 10.1007/s40670-021-01260-8. eCollection 2021 Apr.
UNLABELLED: Strong understanding of cardiac anatomy and function are essential components of veterinary medical education; however, the heart is considered challenging to comprehend due to its complexity. This study introduced and assessed a new learning resource, the IVALA® augmented reality (AR) heart program in a cohort of pre-veterinary students. Students were randomly divided into traditional textbook learning and AR learning groups. All students underwent a pre- and post-intervention testing assessing baseline cardiac anatomy knowledge, as well as pre-intervention evaluation of inherent spatial awareness. Teaching and learning included a 60-min cadaveric learning experience guided by either traditional learning resources or the IVALA® program. All students completed a participant survey about their learning experiences. Seventy-four students (36 in the control, and 38 in the IVALA® group) participated in the research. Overall, students improved in cardiac knowledge by an average of 24.5% after intervention regardless of study methodology. No significant difference in post-test improvement was noted between the two groups. On a 20-question assessment, students in the IVALA group improved by an average of 4.9 questions correct over their pre-intervention test, and the control group improved by an average of 4.8 questions ( = 0.9). A positive correlation was found between spatial awareness scores and post-test improvement regardless of cohort group ( = 0.03). Sixty-two individuals (83.8%) completing the participant survey reported an overwhelming preference for learning with AR compared to traditional methods. This study illustrates student preference of IVALA® program in learning anatomy of the heart and supports its use is as effective as traditional methods of teaching with the benefit of increased enthusiasm and engagement. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-021-01260-8.
未标注:对心脏解剖结构和功能的深入理解是兽医医学教育的重要组成部分;然而,由于心脏的复杂性,其被认为难以理解。本研究在一群兽医预科学生中引入并评估了一种新的学习资源——IVALA®增强现实(AR)心脏程序。学生被随机分为传统教科书学习组和AR学习组。所有学生在干预前后都接受了测试,评估基线心脏解剖知识以及干预前对固有空间意识的评估。教学包括由传统学习资源或IVALA®程序指导的60分钟尸体学习体验。所有学生都完成了关于他们学习体验的参与者调查。74名学生(对照组36名,IVALA®组38名)参与了这项研究。总体而言,无论采用何种学习方法,干预后学生的心脏知识平均提高了24.5%。两组在测试后提高方面没有显著差异。在一项20道题的评估中,IVALA组的学生在干预后测试中平均比干预前多答对4.9道题,对照组平均多答对4.8道题(=0.9)。无论所属队列组如何,空间意识得分与测试后提高之间都存在正相关(=0.03)。62名(83.8%)完成参与者调查的人报告说,与传统方法相比,他们对使用AR学习有着压倒性的偏好。本研究表明学生对IVALA®程序在心脏解剖学学习中的偏好,并支持其使用与传统教学方法一样有效,且具有提高热情和参与度的好处。 补充信息:在线版本包含可在10.1007/s40670-021-01260-8获取的补充材料。
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