Effects of Celebrity Role Models on Teaching of Rehabilitation Medicine / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the effects of celebrity role models on the teaching of rehabilitation medicine. Methods The teaching program of rehabilitation medicine based on the effect of celebrity role models was designed and given to the college students of Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine. The students in grades 2014 (group A) and 2015 (group B) were taught by the same teachers with celebrity and general roles, respectively. The learning attitude, immediate test following the teaching and the final exam were carried out to determine the teaching effects. Results The incidence of using mobile phones was higher in group B than in group A (χ2=8.22, P0.05). Nobody left early in the class. The scores of the evaluated chapters and the total score in the immediate test were higher in group A than in group B (t>2.048, P0.05). Conclusion The teaching program of rehabili-tation medicine based on the effect of celebrity role models could improve the short-term teaching effect.