Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- . Alireza Vakilian 1
- . Ehsan Zare Ranjbar 2
- . Mahsa Hassanipour 3
- . Hassan Ahmadinia 4
- . Hamid Hasani 2
1 Neurology Department, School of Medicine, Non‑Communicable Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
2 Department of General Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
3 Physiology‑Pharmacology Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
4 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Occupational Environmental Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sufficient interaction between the trainers and the trainees in medical education
is always one of the biggest challenges for an educational system. This study was designed to
evaluate the effect of virtual interactions within the educational content of stroke on the effectiveness
of teaching for general medicine students during COVID‑19 crisis.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eight medical students applying for stroke education were divided into
two groups by simple random sampling (Rafsanjan Medical School, 2020). The first group participated
in an online classroom via the Adobe Connect platform without virtual interaction. The second group
used a video presentation containing interaction scenarios. The effectiveness evaluation of each
type of educational content was done by comparison of the final exam scores and the results of an
electronic satisfaction questionnaire in each group. Finally, using SPSS software version 18, the
data were analyzed with independent samples t‑test.
RESULTS: This study showed that the mean of the examination scores of the interactive virtual content
group (6.14 ± 1.46) was significantly higher than the online class group (4.50 ± 1.50) (P < 0.001),
and also the results of satisfaction assessment showed that this group was more satisfied with their
educational content (P = 0.005).
CONCLUSION: Evaluation of the virtual stroke training effectiveness for general medical students
shows that the educational approach of video with virtual interactions is an effective learning method
in medical topics and can be considered as an efficacious educational model in online teaching.
Keywords
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