Designing and evaluating the use of Electronic Portfolio on the knowledge level and attitudes of virtual postgraduate medical education students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2015.
Current research aims: To design and evaluate an electronic portfolio on the knowledge and attitudes of virtual graduate medical education students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2015.
Study design: This was a single-group quasi-experimental study with pretest - post-test.
Study population: All virtual graduate medical education students.
Inclusion criteria: First stage: experts specialized in one of electronic learning, medical education, instructional design, lesson planning and evaluation. Second stage: the student to be enrolled in the virtual postgraduate medical education at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences; the student has chosen research in education from the curriculum.
Exclusion criteria: First stage: unwillingness to continue the cooperation. Second stage: the student dose not participate in the electronic portfolio more than 2 weeks; the student deletes the research in education from the curriculum.
Volume of the study: Initially the total number were 44, but due to unwillingness of 11 students the number decreased to 33.
Intervention: Initially there was an online teaching session of using the electronic portfolio. A pretest was done to evaluate the knowledge level of the students. Then a one day workshop about the lesson was held. Following this, the students were evaluated for two months during the semester by the electronic portfolio. At the end of the semester, in order to assess students' knowledge level changes, post-test was performed and their attitudes toward the evaluation by electronic portfolio were assessed.
Outcome: Level of knowledge, attitude toward the evaluation by electronic portfolio.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2016051027828N1
Registration date:2016-07-19, 1395/04/29
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2016-07-19, 1395/04/29
Registrant information
Name
Samie Etemadi
Name of organization / entity
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 71 5251 3958
Email address
etemadisa@sums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Investigator.
Expected recruitment start date
2015-09-23, 1394/07/01
Expected recruitment end date
2016-01-30, 1394/11/10
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Designing and evaluating the use of Electronic Portfolio on the knowledge level and attitudes of virtual postgraduate medical education students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2015.
Public title
Designing & evaluating of using the Electronic Portfolio.
Purpose
Other
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: First stage: experts specialized in one of electronic learning, medical education, instructional design, lesson plan and evaluation. Second stage: the student to be enrolled in the Shiraz virtual graduate medical education; the student has chosen research in education from the curriculum.
Exclusion criteria: First stage: unwillingness to continue the cooperation.
Second stage: the student dose not participate in the electronic portfolio more than 2 weeks; the student deletes the research in education from the curriculum.
Age
No age limit
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
33
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
N/A
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Single
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Research Assistance, 7th Floor, Central Building of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, In front of Palestine Street, Zand Street.
City
Shiraz
Postal code
7134814336
Approval date
2016-01-01, 1394/10/11
Ethics committee reference number
ir.sums.ric.1394.170
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Electronic Portfolio
ICD-10 code
Z55.9
ICD-10 code description
Problem related to education and literacy, unspecified
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Knowledge level
Timepoint
Before intervention & 2 months after the beginning of intervention
Method of measurement
Test
2
Description
Attitude toward evaluation by electronic portfolio
Timepoint
After intervention
Method of measurement
Questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
At first the students had online knowledge level pretest. Then during the semester, they put their learning exercises and reflections in their own portfolio regularity; and the tutor gave them feedback on regular schedules. After 2 months the students had knowledge level post-test and completed the questionnaire of attitude toward evaluation by the electronic portfolio.
Category
Other
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Education Development Center
Full name of responsible person
Samie Etemadi (Graduate Student of Medical Education)
Street address
Electronic Education Unit, Education Development Center, Third floor, Sina & Sadra hall, Neshat Street.
City
Shiraz
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Samie Etemadi
Street address
Research Assistance, 7th Floor, Central Building of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, In front of Palestine Street, Zand Street.
City
Shiraz
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Samie Etemadi
Position
Graduate Student of Medical Education
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Research Assistance, 7th Floor, Central Building of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, In front of Palestine Street, Zand Street.
City
Shiraz
Postal code
Phone
+98 71 3212 2884
Fax
Email
etemadisa@sums.ac.ir samarsahar16@yahoo.com
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Dr. Nahid Zarifsanayei
Position
Doctorate of Planning of Distance Education
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Electronic Education Pole, Second Floor, Sina & Sadra Hall, Neshat Street.
City
Shiraz
Postal code
Phone
+98 71 3235 2942
Fax
Email
sanaieyn@sums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Samie Etemadi
Position
Graduate student of Medical Education
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Research Assistance, 7th Floor, Central Building of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, In front of Palestine Street, Zand Street.
City
Shiraz
Postal code
Phone
+98 71 3212 2884
Fax
Email
etemadisa@sums.ac.ir samarsahar16@yahoo.com
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)