A pilot study measuring changes in student impressions before and after clinical training using a questionnaire based on the semantic differential technique

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2013:192:1038.

Abstract

Students with a positive impression of their studies can become more motivated. This study measured the learning impact of clinical training by comparing student impressions before and after clinical training. The study included 32 students of radiological technology in their final year with the Division of Radiological Science and Technology, Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Hokkaido University. To measure student impressions of x-ray examination training, we developed a questionnaire using the semantic differential technique. The resulting factor analysis identified 2 factors that accounted for 44.9% of the 10 bipolar adjective scales. Factor 1 represented a "resistance" impression of x-ray examination training, and factor 2 represented a "responsibility" impression. The differences in factor scores before and after the clinical training suggest that student impressions are affected by clinical training.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Attitude*
  • Educational Measurement / methods
  • Educational Measurement / statistics & numerical data*
  • Japan
  • Natural Language Processing*
  • Pilot Projects
  • Radiology / education*
  • Semantic Differential / statistics & numerical data*
  • Semantics
  • Students, Medical / statistics & numerical data*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*