Biomedical subjects

W Bruce Howerton

Publications and source records attributed to W Bruce Howerton.

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PubMed2004

Interactive computer-assisted instruction vs. lecture format in dental education.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare computer-assisted instruction (CAI) with lecture format using recent hardware and software advances. A pre- and post-test was used to determine student performance and instructional preference. In addition, a post-instruction survey was used to determine student learning preferences. METHODS: Seventy-five first-year University of North Carolina (UNC) dental students who were registered for the introductory radiology course were asked to participate. All agreed and were randomly placed in one of three groups: interactive CD only, interactive CD and lecture, and lecture only. The content of the multimedia instruction focused on intraoral radiography. A pre- and post-test was administered to determine if there was a significant difference between interactive CD and lecture formats, and an evaluation instrument was used to determine if there was a student learning preference between CAI and lecture format. Analysis of covariance and the sign test were used to determine significance (p<.05). RESULTS: There was no significant difference between pre- and post-test outcomes, indicating that similar learning took place using the interactive CD and/or lecture format. However, students preferred CAI to lecture format.

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PubMed2002

The influence of computer-assisted instruction on acquiring early skills in intraoral radiography.

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference in the diagnostic quality of the initial full-mouth series (FMS) exposed by first-year dental students after viewing a Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) module on radiographic technique as compared to those who did not and to determine if students who used the CAI module expressed a preference to using it and would recommend its use prior to exposure. Fifty-nine first-year dental students were randomly selected and assigned to two groups (students who did not view a CAI CD and students who did) before exposing their initial FMS on a Dental X-ray Training and Teaching Replica (DXTTR). For each radiographic series, a radiology faculty member determined the total number of error points based on performance criteria. The Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test was used to determine significance between the two groups, p = .05. After exposing the FMS, students in the second group completed a questionnaire to assess their preference for using the CAI CD. The Sign Rank Test was used to determine preference, p = .05. No significant difference in error points were found to exist between the two groups. Dental students who reviewed the CAI preferred using it and would recommend it to others before exposing their FMS.

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