Virtual Patients: Situated Learning for Pre-Clinical Year 1
PROCEEDINGS
Sunhea Choi, Alexandra Webb, Elizabeth Ault, Jean-Remy Duboc, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Global Learn, in Penang, Malaysia ISBN 978-1-880094-79-2 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Abstract
At the University of Southampton Medical School the Virtual Patients are the key to delivering its patient-centred curriculum. In Year 1, they aim to present a realistic clinical scenario from which students can experience a patient journey and the clinical process involved. They also highlight key points in the body system studied. The journey is illustrated in an animated storytelling style, and interactive tasks, quizzes and learning materials are embedded in the story. In 2009 a case, called Tim Brown with a motorbike accident, was designed for Nervous and Locomotor 1 course. It was implemented for the first two weeks and integrated into the curriculum. As part of evaluation, weekly pre and post tests, questionnaires and interviews were conducted. Findings suggested that students, who had used it between the pre and post tests, performed significantly better in the post tests than students who had not.
Citation
Choi, S., Webb, A., Ault, E. & Duboc, J.R. (2010). Virtual Patients: Situated Learning for Pre-Clinical Year 1. In Z. Abas, I. Jung & J. Luca (Eds.), Proceedings of Global Learn Asia Pacific 2010--Global Conference on Learning and Technology (p. 1184). Penang, Malaysia: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 19, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/34324/.
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