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Interactive software and self-assessment skills. Nikos Mattheos Malmö University, Sweden. Self assessment ability:. Evaluate professional actions – process /outcome Compare to standards Identify weaknesses Define new learning objectives. reflection. feedback. self assessment ability.
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Interactive softwareand self-assessment skills Nikos MattheosMalmö University, Sweden IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
Self assessment ability: • Evaluate professional actions – process /outcome • Compare to standards • Identify weaknesses • Define new learning objectives IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
reflection feedback self assessment ability IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
The Leo: A free Internet-based platform for assessing and training of self-assessment skills in oral health education (A. Nattestad – R. Attström) http://tmk.odont.ku.dk/leo/ IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
? improvement Primary feedback: Expert’s essay reflection Student’s essay IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
Assessment Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 1 2 3 4 Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 1 2 3 4 week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4 week 5 Leo n=26 Baseline Static n=26 IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
Baseline measurements: Baseline • background data, demographics • competence with computers (score 1-50) IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
Weekly evaluations: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 • use of the software • attitudes, acceptance, expectations • (Visual Analogue Scale 1-16) IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
The Interactive Examination: Assessment • self assessment as staring point (Internet) • oral + essay + written comparison with expert Mattheos N, Nattestad A, Falk Nilsson E, Attström R. The Interactive Examination: Assessing students’ self-assessment ability. Med Educ 2004, in press. IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
Results • Improved performance in general • No significant difference between groups • (moderate agreement between 2 assessors) • Time on task correlates to written performance • Computer competence correlates to written performance IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
Results • students judged 3 out of 4 cases as “easy” • students were positive on Internet cases, but some complained about workload • Attitude swifts IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
1. What do you think of the Internet application you used? (VAS 1-16) Leo group Non Leo group difference mean after case 1 10,15 8,3 p>0,05 mean after case 4 10,5 10,8 p>0,05 difference p>0,05 p = 0,0148 2. How much do you think that the software you used will help you at the exams? Leo group Non Leo group difference mean after case 1 11,2 8,8 p = 0,0091 mean after case 4 10,9 9,9 p>0,05 difference p>0,05 p>0,05 3. How much have you learned through the Internet cases? Leo group Non Leo group difference mean after case 1 6,7 5,43 p>0,05 mean after case 4 10 9,43 p>0,05 difference p = 0,0032 p = 0,0004 IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
1. What do you think of the Internet application you used? (VAS 1-16) Leo group Non Leo group difference mean after case 1 10,15 8,3 p>0,05 mean after case 4 10,5 10,8 p>0,05 difference p>0,05 p = 0,0148 2. How much do you think that the software you used will help you at the exams? Leo group Non Leo group difference mean after case 1 11,2 8,8 p = 0,0091 mean after case 4 10,9 9,9 p>0,05 difference p>0,05 p>0,05 3. How much have you learned through the Internet cases? Leo group Non Leo group difference mean after case 1 6,7 5,43 p>0,05 mean after case 4 10 9,43 p>0,05 difference p = 0,0032 p = 0,0004 IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
1. What do you think of the Internet application you used? (VAS 1-16) Leo group Non Leo group difference mean after case 1 10,15 8,3 p>0,05 mean after case 4 10,5 10,8 p>0,05 difference p>0,05 p = 0,0148 2. How much do you think that the software you used will help you at the exams? Leo group Non Leo group difference mean after case 1 11,2 8,8 p = 0,0091 mean after case 4 10,9 9,9 p>0,05 difference p>0,05 p>0,05 3. How much have you learned through the Internet cases? Leo group Non Leo group difference mean after case 1 6,7 5,43 p>0,05 mean after case 4 10 9,43 p>0,05 difference p = 0,0032 p = 0,0004 IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
Reflections… • Human feedback irreplaceable? • Content and cases too easy? • Time not enough? • Assessment procedure not sensitive enough ? IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos
”The Kiss”. Gunnar Lundh, Malmö , 1949 Thank you ! nikolaos.mattheos@od.mah.se IADR Honolulu Nikos Mattheos