Evaluation of Instructional Multimedia in Learning Basic Clinical Examination Skill by First Year Medical Students

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Evaluation of Instructional Multimedia in Learning Basic Clinical Examination Skill by First Year Medical Students

Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 1

Abstract

Learning medicine is associated with the ability to carry out practical procedures and utilize skills in healthcare management. The effectiveness of an instructional multimedia tool in learning clinical motor examination skills was compared to that of traditional teaching technique. Pre-structured questionnaire for feedback and knowledge with OSCE was used for evaluation. After a week period of reading assignment, students had traditional teaching learning session of motor skill examination testing with rehearsal. After evaluation, they had instructional multimedia training session using compact disc for a week followed with rehearsals. In third and fifth week the students were assessed. Maximum students immediately experienced that instructional multimedia had clear instructions, interesting and they had adequate time for understanding skills which caused improved outcome. The confidence of correct eliciting the deep tendon reflex was more after exposure to instructional multimedia method. 61.9% students considered that perfection of skills was acquired by instructional multimedia method only and 52.4% would prefer in future the instructional multimedia method. There was statistically significant (p<0.01) higher score for eliciting deep tendon reflexes and no significant (p>0.05) difference of acquired knowledge by students of instructional multimedia method to traditional method. Instructional multimedia had drawback of non availability of immediate teacher’s feedback and queries clarification while few students were worried about the technical support of the material on their computers. Instructional multimedia was beneficial in learning clinical examination skills.

Authors and Affiliations

Prashant J Patil, Sarika P Patil

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