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Rumi Chunara10/29/2007
Individual Formative Assessment Modules for Medical Education
Rumi ChunaraHarvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
The Fourth Annual Conference of Learning International Networks Consortium
Oct. 29, 2007
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Acknowledgements
• Dr. Elazer Edelman (HST)
• Sarah Henrickson, Iahn Cajigas (HST)
• Rebecca Scholl (Olin College)
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Technology in Medicine
• medicine: extremely large knowledge base. • simulation: provides a venue to rehearse potentially high-
stress/high-speed/high-risk situations• patient interaction can be rehearsed• patient interaction can be delivered (telemedicine)• superior patient-care
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Technology and Education:Technology in Education, Educational Technology
Technology in Medical Education:
Educational Technology (all domains):
-automate and increase speed of data processing-engage learners and introduce variety into traditional didactic methods -bring learning outside of traditional contextOLPC.com
simulations of high-speed, difficult to reproduce situations
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The Gutenberg Method
• combines learning resources• integrates learning
materials• can be automated• students feel involved in
instruction process**
Frank L. Lambert. Effective teaching of organic chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education, 40(4):173–174, 1963.
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Pedagogy Flow
Lecture
Problem set
Exam
Baseline
Lecture with Individualized feedback
Exam
HST Modules
Online tutorial
Online tutorial
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HST 090: Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
• diverse audience
• course content: basic science and clinical concepts
• foundational topics which students report difficulty in mastering early on in course
• course already incorporates problem sets to encourage preparation before lectures
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Module Purposes
• direct reading
• feedback for lecturer about student understanding
• engage students on a complicated topic
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Module Implementation• open source• : high-level Python Web framework that
encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design of dynamic websites
• problem based (wealth of resources on topic are already available: textbooks, lecture notes, internet sources) – still include individualized, formative feedback
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Design Process
• Questions:– should be challenging, but straightforward to
implement in online format– possible formats considered:
• multiple choice (text, graphical)• short answer (match text)• long answer (look for key words)• graphical answering (create drawings)
• analogies useful for understanding and extending concepts to enforce the basic underlying facts
• require thought on multiple layers of concepts
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Capillary Filtration Module
Ubiquitous physiological principle:
• Urine formation• Pulmonary congestion• Edema
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Cardiovascular Physiology Module
pressure-volume relationships in the cardiac cycle
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Future Outlook
• Dissemination
• Implement, refine and examine module
• Entire course modular structure