THE APPLICATION OF THE MULTIMEDIA MANUAL “THERMOMETRY” IN TEACHING OF PROPAEDEUTICS OF INTERNAL DISEASES: THE FIRST RESULTS

• Andrey A. Garanin
• Anatoliy O. Rubanenko
• Rezeda M. Garanina
• Vladislav A. Dyachkov
• Anastasiya I. Miroschnichenko

Abstract

Introduction. The development of digital education and the introduction of digital pedagogy and didactics is limited by the lack of sufficient scientific research and evidence base for their effectiveness. One of the key steps to overcome existing problems and barriers may be implementation of various educational technologies, including e-learning tools, into the educational process.

Aim – to evaluate the effectiveness of using the multimedia manual “Thermometry” in teaching students of a medical university in the discipline “Propaedeutics of internal diseases”.

Material and methods. A multimedia manual “Thermometry” has been developed. It contains theoretical material, examples of graphs of temperature curves, test tasks and clinical cases. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of this educational multimedia manual, a study was conducted, during which 3^rd-year students in the process of mastering the topic “Thermometry” were invited to use the abovementioned manual in addition to the main literature sources. The study included 215 students who were divided into two groups. Group 1 comprised 111 students who, along with traditional education, were offered to use a multimedia manual. Group 2 comprised 104 students who studied according to the traditional method. At the end of the lesson, students of both groups were asked to take an electronic test. At the end of the test students were asked to fill in a survey devoted to the quality, benefits and effectiveness of the multimedia manual. Statistical processing of the obtained results was carried out by MedCalc program using nonparametric statistical methods.

Results. Students of the 1^st group showed 15.4% more correct answers, compared with the students of the 2^nd group (p<0.0001).

Conclusion. The data of the student survey based on the results of the application of the multimedia manual allow us to conclude that the overwhelming number of students enrolled in the study determine the multimedia manual as a high-quality, useful and effective didactic teaching tool.

Keywords: pedagogy; propaedeutics of internal diseases; multimedia manual; digital education; thermometry

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