Discussion about "Internet plus" used in teaching of basis of surgical operation and formative evaluation

Abstract

Objective To explore the application effect on the Internet plus used in basis surgical operation and formative evaluation. Methods The students of Chongqing Medical University who planned to study the basis of surgical operation in the 2015 academic year were randomly divided into two groups, with 166 students in the experimental group and 165 students in the control group. Internet plus model was used in the experimental group in surgery based teaching and the formative evaluation system; the control group used the traditional teaching mode and traditional formative assessment method. Indicators of formative evaluation system include animal operation score, small group global impression, the homework score (small group overall form), the final exam results and operation examination results. After class, the questionnaire was used to investigate the effect of students' learning. The t test or rank sum test of two groups of students were performed by using SPSS 17.0. Results Average scores of animals operation and homework score of the students in the experimental group were respectively (9.23±0.65) and (9.53±0.66), higher than in the control group (8.56±0.62) and (8.96±0.52), and the difference between the two groups had statistical significance (P<0.05). The results of the questionnaire showed that according to the students' self evaluation the students in the experimental group were superior to the control group (P=0.03) in the aspect of professional knowledge learning. Conclusion Internet plus used in surgery teaching and formative evaluation, can significantly improve the effect of teaching and promote students' learning. Key words: Internet plus; Basis of surgical operation; Formative evaluation; Online education