An Assessment of Students' Perceptions of Learning Benefits Stemming from the Design and Instructional Use of a Web3D Atlas

Autor/inn/en	Salajan, Florin D.; Mount, Greg J.; Prakki, Anuradha
Titel	An Assessment of Students' Perceptions of Learning Benefits Stemming from the Design and Instructional Use of a Web3D Atlas
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 13 (2015) 2, S.120-137 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1479-4403
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Dental Schools; Dentistry; Questionnaires; Graduate Students; Educational Technology; Student Attitudes; Anatomy; Computer Uses in Education; Web Based Instruction; Computer Simulation; Internet; Multimedia Instruction; Educational Theories; Constructivism (Learning); Statistical Analysis; Correlation; Computer Literacy; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Zahnmedizin; Fragebogen; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Unterrichtsmedien; Schülerverhalten; Anatomie; Computernutzung; Web Based Training; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Multimediales Lernen; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Computerkenntnisse; Kanada
Abstract	This article has a dual purpose: it describes the development of First Year Dental Anatomy (FYDA), a web-based 3D interactive application used in the dental curriculum at a major Canadian university, and it reports on the results of a research study conducted to assess the perception of learning benefits students experienced through the use of FYDA in a dental anatomy course. Questionnaires administered upon the completion of three semesters during which FYDA was used reveal some benefits for learning, but also a few deterrents for use, primarily related to some aspects of design. Generally, the students received the application with interest and viewed it as a useful aiding tool in learning dental anatomy. The results suggest the overall 3D m odels met the students learning objectives and expectations and, in their view, were conducive to their understanding of internal and external dental anatomy. Issues related to the over-sensitive controls, navigational flaws and manipulation difficulties caused some learners a certain level of frustration, but these were not severe enough to hinder the students learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01