Ferramentas de e-learning para melhoria do aprendizado em medicina

Abstract

Introduction: The information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been increasingly used in the context of education and are becoming important tools to aid the process of teaching and learning in health. Interactive Spaced Education (ISE) is emerging as an innovative method for optimizing learning in health. Objective: To investigate the medical student’s perceptions about the use of ISE as a tool for e-learning to improve student learning of sociology. Methods: This descriptive study with 98 students enrolled in curriculum component "Introduction to Clinical Examination" of medical school. The students receivedISE components containing items relating to cardiovascular and respiratory symptomatology, twice a week for 13 weeks. At the end of 13 weeks, the students answereda semi-structured online questionnaire containing a 5 pointsLikert scaleitemsbesidesopen questions to evaluate the use of the ISE tool toimprovelearning in semiology. Results: The response rate to the online questionnaire was 67.4%(N = 66). The mean age of participants was 20.9 ± 2.2 years,with a male prevalenceof 54.5 %. The majority of participants considered thatISE contributed to their learning (98.5%, N = 65).For 37 subjects (59,1%) this contribution was concerned aboutthe theoretical and practical learning. The twice a week frequency of ISE form release was considered good to 43,9% subjects (N = 29). All students would indicate the ISE to other students as a way of learning. Conclusions: The ISE was well accepted as ane-learningtooland considered important to student’s learning. The ISE should be an option to improve learningin semiology.