Design of an assessment model by integrating immersive and remote technology Diseño de un modelo de evaluación mediante la integración de tecnología inmersiva y a distancia Academic Article in Scopus uri icon

abstract

  • © 2018 Elsevier España, S.L.U.Introduction: One of the main challenges in medical education is to offer an assessment that is reliable, accurate, objective, and authentic. Particularly in interpersonal skills, and having multiple observers, it benefits the student's perception of these principles. The aim of this project was to design and implement an assessment model that integrates the distinctive elements of the use of immersive technology, standardisation of evaluation tools, multiple observers, and remote assessment. Material and methods: A quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 51 second year medical students from a Mexican university. They participated in the simulation of a clinical case with a standardised patient, being assessed by 15 teachers from 3 different universities. Descriptive statistics were used to assess trends for each measurement included in the study. Results: The best results were obtained at the beginning of the medical encounter, with a mean of 1.364. The elements that were particularly high were formality with a mean of 1.636, and manners with 0.856. The least favourable results were obtained during the encounter, the one obtained in the physical examination being of particular interest, with a mean of 0.818. Discussion: The use of immersive technologies helps to provide a reliable, accurate, objective, and authentic evaluation through the standardisation of the evaluation tools, with the possibility of the integration of multi-assessors on site, or remotely. This initiative led to an inter-institutional collaboration for the analysis of curriculum standards across different geographic regions and cultures.

publication date

  • May 1, 2019