Academic radiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Tutor versus computer: a prospective comparison of interactive tutorial and computer-assisted instruction in radiology education.
This study compared the educational effectiveness of an interactive tutorial with that of interactive computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and determined the effects of personal preference, learning style, and level of training. ⋯ Interactive tutorial and optimal CAI are both effective instructional formats. The tutorial was marginally but significantly more effective at teaching factual knowledge, an effect unrelated to students' year of training, learning style, or stated enjoyment of CAI. The superiority of the tutorial is expected to increase when it is compared with commercially expedient CAI modules.