Emmanuel C. Besa, M.D.
Medical College of Pennsylvania
Tracking Student Use of Required Computer Aided Instruction
Software in Curriculum.
ABSTRACT
A CAI software was recently introduced as a requirement for a
course in Oncology at our medical school in lieu of 2 hours of
lecture. To determine usage by the student a built-in mechanism was
programmed to track the use of the tutorial, case simulation and
results of quizzes for each student. The pitfalls of previous
tracking systems will be discussed. Analysis of the tracking data
will be presented to show which students actually use the program
and tricks students use to show use but without actually going
through the CAI. Discussion of the importance of tracking and
analysis of use as well as feedback from students will be
presented.
