Self-assessment video: An effective supplementary learning tool in the development of cardiovascular examination skills of medical students

@#<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background:</strong> Self-evaluation can augment the facilitation of acquiring knowledge, skills and attitude through a reflective method. Self-assessment video (SAV) can be a very useful reflective method tool that is student-centered and self-directed.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objective:</strong> This study aimed to identify if SAV is an effective supplementary learning tool in improving cardiovascular examination knowledge, skills and attitude of second year medical students.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methodology:</strong> A quasi-experimental two-group design with pre- and post-test was used. The study population by convenience sampling involved second year medical students of the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. A structured direct observation checklist on cardiovascular precordial examination was used, done on two occasions in a week interval period. The said examinations were recorded in a video and evaluated and scored by two independent facilitators on these two occasions. The experimental group had the opportunity to review their videos immediately after the two examinations and accomplished self-assessment form. One-Way Repeated Measures Multivariate Analysis of Variance (One-Way RM-MANOVA), a parametric multivariate test for between- and within group comparison of multiple dependent variables was used.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Results:</strong> It showed that there was a significant improvement in all parameters measured after the intervention (SAV in the experimental group compared to the control group).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The study showed that SAV is an effective supplementary learning tool in cardiovascular examination attitude, knowledge, and skills, and can be a very useful teaching and learning self-evaluation tool.</p>

Escala de Autoeficácia para Autorregulação da Escrita: adaptação e validação para universitários / Self-Efficacy for Self-Regulated Writing Scale: adaptation and validation for undergraduates / Escala de Autoeficacia para Autorregulación de la Escritura: adaptación y validación para universitarios

Neste estudo almejou-se traduzir, adaptar e buscar evidências de validade baseadas na estrutura interna e na relação com uma variável externa convergente para a Escala de Autoeficácia para Autorregulação da Escrita (EAARE) no contexto brasileiro. Trata-se de uma escala que avalia a percepção de capacidade do estudante em executar habilidades específicas de escrita. Participaram da pesquisa 430 universitários, que responderam à EAARE e a outra medida de aferição da crença de autoeficácia na escrita. A análise fatorial indicou a presença de uma única dimensão, cujo índice de consistência interna foi de 0,95. Em convergência com a literatura e com as expectativas formuladas, os resultados também apontaram uma relação estatisticamente significativa, forte e positiva entre os escores das duas escalas utilizadas. Desse modo, pode-se afirmar que a EAARE se constitui como um instrumento com evidências de validade e de fidedignidade apropriados para o uso no contexto brasileiro. (AU)

This validation study aimed at the translation, adaptation, and presentation of the Self-Efficacy Scale for Self-Regulated Writing (EAARE) in the Brazilian context based on its internal structure and relation with a convergent external variable. This scale assesses students' perception of their ability to perform specific writing skills. A total of 430 undergraduates participated in the study answering the EAARE and another writing self-efficacy assessment. The factor analysis indicated the presence of only one dimension with internal consistency of 0.95 and also a strong and positive relationship between the scores of the 2 scales applied in the study. These results are consistent with the literature and with the posited expectation; therefore it can be affirmed that EAARE is an instrument with proper evidence of validity and reliability to be used in the Brazilian context. (AU)

Se anheló en este estudio traducir, adaptar y buscar evidencias de validez, basadas en la estructura interior y en la relación con una variable exterior convergente, de la Escala de Autoeficacia para Autorregulación de la Escritura (EAARE) en el contexto brasileño. Se trata de una escala que evalúa la percepción de la capacidad del estudiante en ejecutar habilidades específicas de escritura. Participaron de la investigación 430 universitarios, que respondieron a la EAARE y la otra medida de evaluación de la creencia de autoeficacia en la escritura. El análisis factorial indicó la presencia de una sola dimensión, cuyo índice de consistencia interna fue 0,95. En convergencia con la literatura y con las expectativas formuladas, los resultados también señalaron una relación estadísticamente significativa, fuerte y positiva entre las puntuaciones de las dos escalas utilizadas. De este modo, se puede afirmar que la EAARE se constituye como un instrumento con evidencias de validez y de fiabilidad apropiadas para el uso en el contexto brasileño. (AU)

Los objetos de aprendizaje: aprender y enseñar de forma interactiva en biociencias / The learning tools: to learn and to teach in a interactive way in biosciences

El cambio educativo hacia un modelo acorde con el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior y la aparición de nuevos entornos virtuales de aprendizaje han propiciado el desarrollo de herramientas de transmisión del conocimiento denominadas objetos de aprendizaje. El presente artículo pretende establecer una panorámica de la definición y naturaleza de estos, los repositorios existentes y los programas informáticos disponibles para su creación.

The educational change to a model in agreement with the European Space of the Higher Education (ESHE) and the appearance of new virtual learning environments allowed the development of tools of knowledge transmission called learning tools. The aim of resent paper is to establish a panorama of the definition and origin of such tools, the available repositories and the information program also available for its creation.