Holger Jastrow|Anke Hollinderbäumer
On the use and value of new media and how medical students assess their effectiveness in learning anatomy
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz|Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
new media become widely used tools medical instruction today regarded useful students training become medical doctors students important criteria good cdrom valuable internet resources answer questions obtain definite data use new media distributed questionnaire preclinical medical dental students johannes gutenberg university mainz germany evaluation 397 questionnaires demonstrates 949 students use personal computers 916 858 computer access internet internet used least week 701 students private 599 study purposes offers courserelevant material workshop anatomy internet major interest cdroms anatomy applications used 589 students subjective effectiveness regarding various aspects learning using books versus cdroms compared students views importance different features electronic media outlined including courserelevant highresolution quality material key word search stateoftheart information clearly laidout tables findings survey demonstrate high student demand computeraided instruction anatomy applications offered internet cdroms students main focus interest found examinationrelevant material supplemental study material courses offered locally present results may serve basis development valuable educational aids