Learning Effects of Computer-aided Anatomy Laboratory.
- Author:
Won Bok LEE
1
;
Kyung Yong KIM
;
Sang Ho BAIK
Author Information
1. Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords:
Learning effect;
Gross anatomy;
Computer-aided anatomy
- MeSH:
Cadaver;
Humans;
Learning*;
Lower Extremity;
Students, Medical
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Education
1999;11(1):77-81
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To determine whether computer aided sessions can effectively replace some of the labor intensive laboratories in human gross anatomy, second-year medical students at the College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University were randomly assigned to either a traditional cadaver-dissection or self-learning using intensive computer programs of gross anatomy covering the same materials. After finishing the six-week anatomy course covering the upper and lower extremities, two groups of students were tested in written and practical examinations. Even though they were tested on an actual cadaver, in a statistical analysis, the performance of thirty students in the computer-lab were not significantly different from sixty-five students group in the dissecting lab. It strongly suggestes that part of traditional gross anatomy laboratory can be replaced to a digitalized laboratory.
