Comparison of Face to Face Lecture, Interactive Internet Based and Computer Based Teaching

January 3, 2011 updated by: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Comparison of Face to Face Lecture Based, Interactive Internet Based and Computer Based Teaching Regarding Students' Knowledge Achievement and Satisfaction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The investigators carried out a randomized controlled trial comparing three methods of teaching. These three instructional methods consist of face to face lecture, interactive internet based teaching and computer based teaching (lecture synchronized with presentation).

The hypotheses tested were: a) whether there is a difference between these three methods in knowledge achievement and b) whether there is a difference between Students satisfaction in three groups.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

84

Phase

  • Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 3rd year medical school's students

Exclusion Criteria:

  • It must be their first experience of the course and they must have no previous elective or obligatory study about teaching topic (multiple myeloma).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Face to face lecture
The lecturer allocated 1.5 hours for delivering the lecture by using provided slides about the topic and 0.5 hours for question and answer.
Other: Teaching Methods
We carried out a randomized controlled trial comparing three methods of teaching. These three instructional methods consist of face to face lecture, interactive internet based teaching and computer based teaching (lecture synchronized with presentation) regarding medical students' knowledge achievement and satisfaction.
Experimental: Internet based teaching
For providing materials for interactive internet-based group the professor's lecture was converted to an interactive electronic content. This content started with a case introduction followed with asking questions and then based on each student's answer a learning pathway would be assigned to his/her.
Other: Teaching Methods
We carried out a randomized controlled trial comparing three methods of teaching. These three instructional methods consist of face to face lecture, interactive internet based teaching and computer based teaching (lecture synchronized with presentation) regarding medical students' knowledge achievement and satisfaction.
Experimental: Computer based teaching
For providing material for computer-based group the lecture of the same professor was recorded in studio environment and was synchronized with the slides that were similar to those for lecture-based group. Then the lecture and the slides were converted to a CD as a multimedia CD.
Other: Teaching Methods
We carried out a randomized controlled trial comparing three methods of teaching. These three instructional methods consist of face to face lecture, interactive internet based teaching and computer based teaching (lecture synchronized with presentation) regarding medical students' knowledge achievement and satisfaction.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Aeen Mohammadi, Instructor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 2, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

January 4, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 4, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 3, 2011

Last Verified

January 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 10764 (DAIDS ES)

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