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Trial reportBMC medical education2016

Using interactive multimedia e-Books for learning blood cell morphology in pediatric hematology.

Chih-Cheng Hsiao, Mao-Meng Tiao, Chih-Cheng Chen

Registry-linked trialAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC medical education, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05089669 (Effects of an Interactive E-book to Enhance Nursing Students' Knowledge and Self-efficacy of Nursing Skill), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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NCT05089669 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Effects of an Interactive E-book to Enhance Nursing Students' Knowledge and Self-efficacy of Nursing Skill

TypeinterventionalSponsorTaipei Medical UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled62ConditionsHealthyArmsInteractive e-book, paper textbook
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3 authors.

Chih-Cheng HsiaoDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Tai-Pei Road, Niao Sung, Kaohsiung, Postal code: 833, Taiwan. chihcheng.hsiao@gmail.com.
Mao-Meng TiaoDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chih-Cheng ChenDivision of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis prospective study compares the use of interactive multimedia eBooks (IME) with traditional PowerPoint (TPP) for teaching cell morphology of blood and bone marrow.

methodsFifty-one interns from three Taiwan medical schools training by a single teacher in the pediatric hematology department of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, participated in this study. 25 interns were allocated for training with a traditional PowerPoint atlas and 26 interns for training with an interactive multimedia eBook atlas. Learning outcomes were examined by pre-test and post-test using the CellQuiz of CellAtlas App. Attitudes and perceptions were collected by survey questions regarding interest, motivation and effectiveness.

resultsThere was no difference in the pre-test scores between TPP and IME groups (mean score 27.0 versus 27.9, p = 0.807). However, the interns in the interactive multimedia eBook group achieved significantly better scores in the post-test than the ones in the PowerPoint group (mean score 103.2 versus 70.6; p < 0.001). Overall results of interest, motivation and effectiveness were strongly positive in the multimedia eBook group.

conclusionsOur data supports that interactive multimedia eBooks are more effective than PowerPoint to facilitate learning of cell morphology of blood and bone marrow.

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Computer-Assisted InstructionEducational MeasurementMultimediaBlood CellsComputers, HandheldCurriculumEducation, Medical, UndergraduateHematologyHumansLearningPediatricsProspective StudiesSchools, MedicalStudents, MedicalTaiwanTextbooks as Topic

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PMID27842530
PMCPMC5109786

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