The Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction in Teaching Human Anatomy: An Experimental Study

计算机辅助教学在人体解剖学教学中的效果：实验研究

• 批准号: 0834873
• 负责人: Robert Tallitsch
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Augustana College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-12-15 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0834873&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Effects; Computer; Assisted; Instruction; Teaching

(Biological Sciences 61) The Proposed project is a joint effort of Augustana College and St Andrews University. They propose to evaluate whether or not computer-assisted instruction (CAI) enhances students' ability to interpret 3D structural relationships. Their goal is to enhance and augment typical human anatomy laboratory exercises by: developing laboratory modules (10 at Augustana and 11 at St Andrews), utilizing the Cyber-Anatomy(TM) software program; and introducing these modules into college-level human anatomy and combined anatomy and physiology (A & P) courses. They will test students' ability to understand and interpret 3D spatial relationships upon entering a college-level human anatomy or A & P course and determine the improvement, if any, in the students' understanding and interpretation of 3D structural relationships following the completion of such courses with and without CAI.Intellectual Merit: Although CAI has been utilized in undergraduate anatomy and A & P courses for several years, very few studies have focused on the effectiveness of these undergraduate courses. This project fills that void in the current literature. The innovative aspects of this proposed study are (1) the involvement of four instructors at two different undergraduate institutions; (2) the collaboration of faculty from the Center for Computer-Aided Design at the University of Iowa in the development of the software program, Cyber-Anatomy (TM); and (3) the development of laboratory modules linked to a new human anatomy software program designed to enhance students' ability to interpret 3D structural relationships.Broader Impact: If use of CAI results in a positive outcome as regards student learning and student attitudes towards the sciences involved, additional work will be undertaken to further develop the tool. This computer program and others like it could provide an excellent tool for CAI in human anatomy courses and combined A&P courses at community colleges and four-year undergraduate institutions, nation wide.

（生物科学61）拟议的项目是奥古斯塔纳学院和圣安德鲁斯大学的共同努力。他们建议评估计算机辅助教学（CAI）是否提高了学生解释3D结构关系的能力。他们的目标是增强和增加典型的人体解剖学实验室练习：开发实验室模块（10在奥古斯塔纳和11在圣安德鲁斯），利用网络解剖（TM）软件程序;并将这些模块引入大学水平的人体解剖学和结合解剖学和生理学（AP）课程。他们将测试学生的理解和解释三维空间关系的能力，进入大学水平的人体解剖学或AP课程，并确定改善，如果有的话，在学生的理解和解释三维结构关系后，完成这些课程有和没有CAI。智力优点：虽然CAI已被利用在本科解剖学和AP课程几年，很少有研究集中在这些本科课程的有效性。这个项目填补了目前文献中的空白。本研究的创新之处在于：（1）两个不同大学的四名教师参与了这项研究;（2）爱荷华州大学计算机辅助设计中心的教师合作开发了软件程序Cyber-Anatomy（TM）;以及（3）开发与新的人体解剖学软件程序相关的实验模块，旨在提高学生解释3D结构关系的能力。如果使用计算机辅助教学在学生学习和学生对所涉科学的态度方面产生积极的结果，将开展更多的工作，进一步开发这一工具。 这个计算机程序和其他类似的程序可以提供一个很好的工具，CAI在人体解剖学课程，并结合AP课程在社区学院和四年制本科院校，全国范围内。