The reported preparedness and disposition by students in a Nigerian university towards the use of information technology for medical education

Fadeyi, Abayomi; Desalu, Olufemi Olumuyiwa; Ameen, Ahmed; Adeboye, A

doi:10.4103/1596-3519.68358

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“…Our results indicated high web literacy skills (ability to access the web and retrieve user defined content), good remote file management skills (ability to access a public folder or share documents remotely), this observed proficiency is in conformity with results from another study among this students [27]. The reported high webrelated proficiency is a good indicator that a potential web based learning environment would be patronized by students [28], since they can easily access instructional material such as manuals, posted assignments, and clinical skills lessons. Our beliefs are corroborated by the findings of Potomkova and colleagues [22], that students tend to prefer web based learning environments compared to traditional lecture based classes.…”

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Web based Clinical Skills Teaching: Extending the frontiers of Clinical Skills Education in Poor Settings

Addah¹,

Apanga²,

Bugri³

2014

IJCA

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The advent of the web has opened up new possibilities in the provision of mass education that were hitherto imagined, one of the drivers responsible for this new innovations is the enormous reach of the web, today a lot more people are gaining certification and degrees through accredited programs delivered over the web. The objective of the current study therefore is to explore the possibility of harness the ubiquitous presence of the web in poor settings to open up a new frontier for clinical skills education. Results from the study suggest the existence of favorable factors such as: an established culture of computer use, a technically skilled student body, and the availability of appropriate technology. Within the remit of a careful blend with bedside clinical skills teaching approaches, the above mentioned factors provide an enabling environment for establishing a web based clinical skills teaching platform.

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confidence: 89%

Web based Clinical Skills Teaching: Extending the frontiers of Clinical Skills Education in Poor Settings

Addah¹,

Apanga²,

Bugri³

2014

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“…Our results provide mixed explanations' for this observed trend, we note that gender seems to be a significant deciding factor, male students felt they would not be part of a class while female students felt they would not be part of a school if all their lectures were over the internet. The observed influence of literacy in ICT on student attitudes to learning observed in this study is consistent with the findings of previous studies [18][19][20][21][22].…”

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Computer Literacy and E-learning: Attitudes among First Year Students in a Ghanaian Medical School

Addah¹

2012

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This study sort to provides empirical evidence that would inform how to integrate fact to face instructional methods such as small group meetings with into e-learning, in medical education curricula within settings in Africa. The study found ICT illiteracy and fear of social isolation as the two main factors that account for resistance to e-learning and concluded that effective implementation of collaborative learning together with interventions aimed at improving ICT literacy may help lessen this resistance.

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“…It can serve as an important learning tool in medical education by providing access to latest evidence anytime and anywhere but would be a mirage if the medical students lack adequate computer skills and the necessary resources are not made available. 5 Nowadays internet is very effective and popular tool used by the students for education as well as variety of other purposes including entertainment. It provides an interactive environment for sharing as well as seeing of information on a wide range to supplement their studies.…”

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Awareness and use of internet services among first MBBS students

Kumar¹,

Veena

Vastrad

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Int J Res Med Sci

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Background: Internet is used for various reasons in the field of medicine which include teaching, diagnosis, conduct of medical examination and research. It has become the world's biggest library where retrieval of scientific re-sources is only a mouse click away thus providing a wide range of information. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out on of 142 first year MBBS students at PESIMSR, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Data was collected with the help of a questionnaire. Results: The present study revealed that all students were using internet and felt it to be a useful tool. Most of the individuals felt that use of internet was time saving and utilized them for various activities. Conclusions: Though majority of the students have knowledge and awareness about the internet usage it is not being utilized properly as an educational tool. Attention should be paid to bring about interventional measures that can improve computer usage skills and access among students to reduce the occurrence of internet addiction behaviour.

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The reported preparedness and disposition by students in a Nigerian university towards the use of information technology for medical education

Abstract: The findings revealed that the medical students with advanced computer skills were well prepared and disposed to IT based medical education. Therefore, high level of computer skill is required for them to be prepared and favorably disposed to IT based medical education.

Cited by 6 publications

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Web based Clinical Skills Teaching: Extending the frontiers of Clinical Skills Education in Poor Settings

Web based Clinical Skills Teaching: Extending the frontiers of Clinical Skills Education in Poor Settings

Computer Literacy and E-learning: Attitudes among First Year Students in a Ghanaian Medical School

Awareness and use of internet services among first MBBS students

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