The influence of anatomy app use on chiropractic students' learning outcomes: a randomised controlled trial.
Background: Anatomy apps supplement traditional learning; however, it is unknown if their use can improve students' outcome. The present study examined whether the use of anatomy apps improved student performance on a neuroanatomy assessment. Methods: Second-year anatomy students, enrolled in a Bach...
| Published in: | Chiropractic & Manual Therapies Vol. 24; pp. 1 - 6 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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BioMed Central
12/1/2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=120003507&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 120003507 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 2045709X BG1Z jtl: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies issn: 2045709X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 12/1/2016 vid: 24 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 120003507 120003507 120003507 10.1186/s12998-016-0125-8 120003507 ppf: 1 ppct: 5 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The influence of anatomy app use on chiropractic students' learning outcomes: a randomised controlled trial. aug: au: Meyer, Amanda J. Stomski, Norman J. Losco, C. Dominique Armson, Anthony J. affil: School of Health Professions, Murdoch University, 90 South St, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia sug: subj: Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale Student Performance Appraisal Students, Chiropractic Control Group Anatomy Randomized Controlled Trials Linear Regression Focus Groups Data Analysis, Statistical Descriptive Statistics Factor Analysis Coefficient alpha Data Analysis Study Design Scales Experimental Studies Questionnaires Sampling Methods Regression ab: Background: Anatomy apps supplement traditional learning; however, it is unknown if their use can improve students' outcome. The present study examined whether the use of anatomy apps improved student performance on a neuroanatomy assessment. Methods: Second-year anatomy students, enrolled in a Bachelor of Science with Chiropractic Major program, were randomly allocated to experimental and control groups in July 2015. Students completed the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS). The experimental group had access to iPads with four anatomy apps for three weekly classes (1.5 h each). One week after the last class, students were assessed by an online 30-question neuroanatomy test. Linear regression was used to examine the association between test scores and app use, gender, previous anatomy unit score and SDLRS scores. Students' views on apps were collected by focus group discussion immediately after the test. Results: Completed questionnaires were obtained from n = 25 control and n = 25 experimental students. There was no association between app use and neuroanatomy assessment score (B = 1.75, 95 % CI: -0.340-3.840, p = 0.099). Only previous anatomy unit score (B = 0.348, 95 % CI: 0.214-0.483, p < 0.001) affected neuroanatomy assessment scores. Students favored apps with clinical images and features including identification pins, sliding bars and rotatable 3D images. Conclusions: App use did not enhance learning outcomes in a second-year anatomy unit. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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