The study sought to determine whether an experimental remote delivery methodology could provide instruction in certain medical laboratory analysis skills, while reducing the expenditure of time and funds associated with conventional instruction. Hypotheses were derived from the thesis that remotely located subjects would perform at a level equal to or higher than conventionally trained counterparts. / The study was designed as a Workshop in Recognition and Quantitation of Tubercle Bacilli in the Level I Laboratory. The experimental methodology of remote delivery (teleconferencing) was compared with conventional instruction administered to subjects (medical technicians) in Georgia, Florida, Illinois, and Iowa. In the experimental methodology, subjects were remotely located from instructors. In conventional instruction, subjects were co-located with instructors. / Terminal Learning Objective tests were scored on a pass-fail basis. A Chi-square one sample test was applied to the data. Values of computed scores showed no statistically significant difference. / The conclusion reached is that no measurable difference exists between scores of subjects receiving instruction through teleconferencing and those to whom conventional instruction was administered. Cost factors and limited availability of qualified faculty suggest increased use of teleconferencing for instruction in skills similar to those employed in the study. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, Section: A, page: 2632. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74482 |
| Contributors | RUSHTON, ALBERT FRANK, JR., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 129 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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