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The Use of Technology for Effective Learning and Assessment in a New
Generation of Residents
Harsh Sule, MD - Associate Program Director
Ron Hall, MD
Nara Shin, MD
Bernard Lopez, MD
Thomas Jefferson University & Hospitals
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akaBoard Review –
Audience Response Systems – Online Testing
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A New Generation
• Old School
vs.
• Old School +- Is the format useful for them?
- Are we keeping them interested?
- Is it easy/practical for us?
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Board-Review
• Started with- Rosen’s reading assignments
- CORD tests
- Paper tests
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Paper Tests: Challenges
• Poor image quality
• Lack of immediate feedback
• Need independent motivation to learn about incorrect answers
• “Active” participation in test review?
• “It’s a test!”
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3-tier approach
• Reading assignments
• In-classroom audience-response system based testing
• Online makeup/remediation
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Audience-Response System
• Turning Technologies: ResponseCard XR- $50/resident
- Individually assigned to each resident
• Test presented using slides- 20 questions
- Standardized sources
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The Mechanics
• TurningPoint Anywhere software- Mac/Windows
- Overlay – not program dependent
- LMS integration (Moodle, Blackboard, Sakai...)
- Demo...
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Demonstration
1. Which city is farthest south?
A. New York City
B. Rome
C. London
D. Istanbul
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Demonstration
1. Which city is farthest south?
A. New York City (40° 42’ 51”)
B. Rome (41° 54’ 0”)
C. London (51° 30’ 0”)
D. Istanbul (41° 1’ 7”)
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Make-up & Remediation
• Online make-up for “excused” absences
• Remediation- Preset guidelines for scores
- Retake online
- Note sources of questions
- Review sources of questions
- Complete online honor code remediation statement (Google Docs)
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Online Make-up Sessions
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Does it work?
• Maintains interest for a new generation of learners
• Immediate feedback/discussion/reinforcement
• Automate several tasks
• Regular monitoring = early intervention
• Still support independent learning
• Treat residents like “adults”
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Does it work?
• 80% of residents find it “very useful”!