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Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) : Drill and Practice

Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) includes different formats like drill and practice, tutorials, games, and simulations. Tutorials can free up faculty time and make basic learning more engaging for students. Simulations allow students to solve clinical problems and make decisions without risk to patients, though they only show what students might do, not how they actually perform. Multimedia presentations incorporate various media and can be interactive. When evaluating CAI software, factors like accuracy, ease of use, design, appearance, feedback, and cost effectiveness should be considered. Studies show CAI can improve patient adherence to treatment regimens compared to conventional teaching. CAI is also used for nursing student and staff education on various topics.

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Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) : Drill and Practice

Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) includes different formats like drill and practice, tutorials, games, and simulations. Tutorials can free up faculty time and make basic learning more engaging for students. Simulations allow students to solve clinical problems and make decisions without risk to patients, though they only show what students might do, not how they actually perform. Multimedia presentations incorporate various media and can be interactive. When evaluating CAI software, factors like accuracy, ease of use, design, appearance, feedback, and cost effectiveness should be considered. Studies show CAI can improve patient adherence to treatment regimens compared to conventional teaching. CAI is also used for nursing student and staff education on various topics.

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Computer Assisted Instruction(CAI)

Drill and Practice


 The simplest level of CAI.
 In this format, student have already learned certain information, either thorugh
computer programs or other teaching methods, and are now presented with repetition
and application of the information.

Tutorials
 The program tutors or teaches the student a body of knowledge by presenting
information and asking questions giving hints if the students get struck
 Advantage:
 Can free faculty members from teaching some of the routine basic
material, which becomes tedious after lecturing on it the first few
times, and allows them to use their time more creatively and
effectively on higher-level learning.
 Students may find tutorials on basic information to be more
interesting and fun than some instructor lectures!

Games
 A game mode. Just as borad games, card games, and trivia games can be used to teach
nursing, so can computer games
Simulations
 One of the most exciting and available forms of CAI.
 Provide students with the opportunity to learn how to solve clinical problem and make
sound decisions.
 It can provide students with all the details about a particular patient situation and then
ask them to assess the patient, arrive at diagnoses, plan interventions, and evaluate
care. They can also throw in unexpected twist and turns in the course of the patient’s
illness and ask for revisions of plans or quick decisions for results of good or poor
decisions can be illustrated.
 Advantages:
 Students can all be exposed to the same learning situation, which is not the case
in the clinical setting.
 Students can take risks and make mistakes with no danger to the patient.
 Disadvantage:
 Educators find out only what students might do or are capable of doing in a
situation, not how they actually would perform in reality.

Multimedia Presentations
 Sometimes called hypermedia
 This program may incorporate text, sound tracks, graphics, still photos, animation, video
clips and materials from world wide wed.
 Programs can be saved on a laptop computer and shown to an audience with a
computer projector or can be produced as a CD-ROM.
 Interactive viodeodics(IVD) program is a slightly older form of multimedia presentation.
It consist of a large disc on which is recorded the written program and video clips. The
learner is ask to interact with the video he/she is watching.

Evaluating Software

The manual or user’s guide consideration:


 clearly written
 have an easy to use index
 contain a trouble-shooting section to help solve common problem
 should include information about the type and level of learner for whom the program is
designed
 objectives of the lesson material
 an estimate of the average amount of time it should take to complete the program.

Criteria for evaluating Computer-Assisted Instruction Software


Accuracy
Is the content Accurate according to published nursing knowledge?
Is information up to date?
Ease of Use
Are the instructions and commands clear and easy to follow?
Is there a user’s guide?
Is there a tutorial program?
Is there a telephone support service?
Design
Is this computer program the best way to deliver the content?
Is interactivity(learner response) built in?
How frequently is the interactivity built in?
Does the design help make the content interesting? Fun?
Appearance
Are there appropriate graphics?
is there animation and sound?
Do the graphics and animations serve a real purpose or are they distracting?
Does the learner interact with the graphics or animation?
Feedback
Does the program give the learner feedback on responses?
do opportunities exists to repeat material for which responses were incorrect?
Are rationales given for learner responses?
if learner already knows the material, can he or she branch into an area of greater complexity?
Cost Effectiveness
What is the purchase price? Are any discounts available?
Can copies be made of the program?
Are free or reduced price replacement disc available in case of damage?
Is a site license available?

Computer-Assisted Instruction for Patient Education


CAI has been applied to pre- and postoperative teaching, asthmatic, and cardiac education,
smoking cessation, health risk appraisal, and many other topics and conditions wherein there is
a clear picture of the disease as it progress if not being manage medically.
Huss and co-authors researched the effectiveness of interactive CAI as a method for patient
health education compared to conventional teaching. They found out that the CAI group had a
higher post instruction adherence to treatment regimens.

Computer-Assisted Instruction for Nursing Students and Nursing Staff


Programs are available that teach psychomotor skills, dosage computation, care planning,
problem solving, critical thinking, and content on many medical conditions
Students can be assigned CAI programs as required activities for class or as supplementary
material. The computer can be brought into class to run part or all of a program during class
time by means of a video/computer projector. Some students might be assigned tutorials as
remedial work on their own time.
Staff development educators have developed computer labs where staff can come in whenever
they are available to view software applicable to them. This might include software on
mandatory in-service topics, advanced skills, critical thinking, leadership and management, or
any nursing topic of interest to staff.

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