Students' attitude to application of information technologies in Biochemistry education

ABSTRACT

Correspondent and regular Medical University students' attitude to the interactive multimedia Web-based Biochemistry course is definitely positive. The studies were carried out by means of printed questionnaires with positive and negative suggested answers to get the students' opinion on the usefulness of lectures, tests and clinical case simulations (CCS), and on Web-based distance learning. A pilot study using 6-degree scale also showed that learning by CCS was highly estimated. Using CCS facilitates long lasting retaining of information by students.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION
      K.3.1 Computer Uses in Education
          Subjects: Distance learning

Additional Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
      I.2.1 Applications and Expert Systems
          Subjects: Medicine and science

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION
      K.3.1 Computer Uses in Education
          Subjects: Computer-assisted instruction (CAI)
      K.3.2 Computer and Information Science Education
          Subjects: Self-assessment

General Terms:
Human Factors, Management

Keywords:
biochemistry, clinical case simulations, course-support system, dynamic database, lectures, medical education, students' attitude, tests, web-based learning