Posted by Dr. Bob on August 1, 2000, at 17:49:18
In reply to Additional ideas, posted by shar on July 31, 2000, at 22:26:10
> Plus, Dr. Bob has said he had already considered some outcome measures, I think. If so, it would be great to know what they were.
I hadn't looked at specific ones, researching that would've been part of the project. FYI, here's a paragraph from that proposal regarding the kinds of outcomes that could be considered:
> Dixon divides the evaluation of medical education interventions into four levels: (1) satisfaction, or whether users like it; (2) learning, or whether it teaches users something; (3) behavior change, or whether it affects what users do; and (4) clinical effect, or whether it makes users better. In these terms, evaluating web sites by number of "hits" is not even at level 1, since "hits" can result simply from widespread promotion. Evaluation measures that more directly address the whole educational process are needed.
I like the ideas you've come up with -- and hope this discussion continues. Thanks!
Bob
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