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ABSTRACT
This study aimed to compare the effects of interactive and non-interactive videos concerning the autism spectrum disorder on medical students’ achievement. It also evaluated the relation between the interactive videos’ interactivity and the students’ decision-making process. It used multiple methods, including quantitative and qualitative methods. The participants were 60 medical students, divided into two groups. One group watched an interactive video while the other watched a non-interactive video. Pre- and post-tests were used to evaluate the students’ relevant achievements in each group. Moreover, a think-aloud protocol was used to evaluate the decision-making process of the group who watched the interactive video. The pre- and post-test results indicated an increase in the achievements of students in the tested groups. Students who watched the interactive video were found to be more successful. Finally, watching interactive videos was shown to positively affect medical students’ decision-making process.
Notes on contributors
Elif Taslibeyaz is an Assistant Professor of computer and instructional technologies department at Erzincan University in Turkey. She is studying on video and interactive video usage in medical education and other educational environments.
Onur Burak Dursun is currently an Associate Professor at child and adolescent psychiatry department at Ataturk University in Turkey. He is interested in autism symptom and therapeutic approaches of autism in medical education.
Selcuk Karaman is an Associate Professor of computer and instructional technologies department at Ataturk University in Turkey. He is studying on distance education and ICT usage at higher education.