Dissertations & Theses (Open Access)

Graduation Date

2004

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

School Name

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston

Advisory Committee

Cynthia L. Phelps, Ph.D.; Todd R. Johnson, Ph.D.; Jiajie Zhang, Ph.D.

Abstract

Technology has been gradually introduced in heath education. One of the most attractive features of this technology-based education is the use of multimedia. In this article we explore the research evidence about the role that multimedia is playing in education. From that analysis we describe the most relevant features of this technology to prepare a common ground of discussion about the evaluation of its impact on educational outcomes. As part of this analysis, we organize current research evidence on the use of technology in medical education, distinguishing diverse variables involved in the process, like knowledge (declarative, procedural), learner characteristics, curricular scenario, etc. This article presents an overview of the Distributed Representations theory and its relationship with research on educational outcomes and multimedia. Next we discuss the relationship between media and diverse learning theories, proposing a theory based taxonomy for educational multimedia.

Keywords

Multimedia; Health Education; Teaching Methods

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