Title: Using computer animation for emergency medicine education

Authors: Huilong Zheng; Nicoletta Adamo-Villani; Tim McGraw; Rosanne Griggs

Addresses: Department of Computer Graphics Technology, Purdue University, 401 N. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA ' Department of Computer Graphics Technology, Purdue University, 401 N. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA ' Department of Computer Graphics Technology, Purdue University, 401 N. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA ' Department of Nursing, Purdue University, 502 N. University Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2069, USA

Abstract: An experiment was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of animation for emergency medicine education. Two groups of participants were assessed on their ability to respond to three medical emergency situations in simulated test scenarios. The control group received instruction in traditional lecture/demo format, whereas the experimental group received instruction from a computer animation. Participants' knowledge of the medical emergencies response procedures was assessed according to speed and accuracy of the treatment, and ability to complete every step and execute the steps in the correct order. Results revealed no statistically significant difference in procedural knowledge between the control and experimental groups.

Keywords: animation-assisted education; computer animation; e-learning; educational technologies; emergency medicine; medical education; online training; technology-assisted learning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTEL.2017.087798

International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 2017 Vol.9 No.4, pp.354 - 368

Received: 14 Sep 2016
Accepted: 21 Feb 2017

Published online: 02 Nov 2017 *

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