A preliminary investigation into the use of an auditory brainstem response (ABR) simulator for training audiology students in waveform analysis
Objective: To determine if a computer simulation can be used to improve the ability of audiology students to analyse ABR waveforms. Design: A pretest-posttest, quasi-experimental design was used. All participants completed a pretraining examina- tion of their ability to analyse ABR waveforms, e...
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| author | Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat Wan Mohd Pandi, Wan Mahirah Wilson, Wayne.J Bradley, Andrew P. Sapian, Faizah |
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| description | Objective:
To determine if a computer simulation can be used to improve the ability of audiology students to analyse ABR
waveforms.
Design:
A pretest-posttest, quasi-experimental design was used. All participants completed a pretraining examina-
tion of their ability to analyse ABR waveforms, eight hours of ABR analysis training over eight weeks using one of three training
modes — manual, simulator or combined manual and simulator training, and a posttraining examination of their ability to analyse
ABR waveforms.
Study sample:
Fourteen third-year audiology students (13 female, one male, aged 21 to 22 years) participated in this study.
Results:
Participants who completed the manual or the combined manual and simulator training achieved significantly
higher normalized gain scores on their ABR waveform analysis examinations compared to those who completed the simulator train-
ing (p0.05).
Conclusions:
Our findings suggest that the improvements seen in the ability of these audiology students to analyse
ABR waveforms were driven primarily by the manual training. The minimal improvements seen in the students who received the simulator training suggest that face-to-face instruction could be required to enhance the ability of audiology students to analyse ABR waveforms. |
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| spelling | iium-362782022-04-12T02:08:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36278/ A preliminary investigation into the use of an auditory brainstem response (ABR) simulator for training audiology students in waveform analysis Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat Wan Mohd Pandi, Wan Mahirah Wilson, Wayne.J Bradley, Andrew P. Sapian, Faizah RF Otorhinolaryngology Objective: To determine if a computer simulation can be used to improve the ability of audiology students to analyse ABR waveforms. Design: A pretest-posttest, quasi-experimental design was used. All participants completed a pretraining examina- tion of their ability to analyse ABR waveforms, eight hours of ABR analysis training over eight weeks using one of three training modes — manual, simulator or combined manual and simulator training, and a posttraining examination of their ability to analyse ABR waveforms. Study sample: Fourteen third-year audiology students (13 female, one male, aged 21 to 22 years) participated in this study. Results: Participants who completed the manual or the combined manual and simulator training achieved significantly higher normalized gain scores on their ABR waveform analysis examinations compared to those who completed the simulator train- ing (p0.05). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the improvements seen in the ability of these audiology students to analyse ABR waveforms were driven primarily by the manual training. The minimal improvements seen in the students who received the simulator training suggest that face-to-face instruction could be required to enhance the ability of audiology students to analyse ABR waveforms. Informa Health Care 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36278/8/a_preliminary_investigation.pdf Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat and Wan Mohd Pandi, Wan Mahirah and Wilson, Wayne.J and Bradley, Andrew P. and Sapian, Faizah (2014) A preliminary investigation into the use of an auditory brainstem response (ABR) simulator for training audiology students in waveform analysis. International Journal of Audiology , 53. pp. 1-8. ISSN 1499-2027 http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/14992027.2014.897763 10.3109/14992027.2014.897763 |
| spellingShingle | RF Otorhinolaryngology Dzulkarnain, Ahmad Aidil Arafat Wan Mohd Pandi, Wan Mahirah Wilson, Wayne.J Bradley, Andrew P. Sapian, Faizah A preliminary investigation into the use of an auditory brainstem response (ABR) simulator for training audiology students in waveform analysis |
| title | A preliminary investigation into the use of an auditory brainstem response (ABR) simulator for training audiology students in waveform analysis |
| title_full | A preliminary investigation into the use of an auditory brainstem response (ABR) simulator for training audiology students in waveform analysis |
| title_fullStr | A preliminary investigation into the use of an auditory brainstem response (ABR) simulator for training audiology students in waveform analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A preliminary investigation into the use of an auditory brainstem response (ABR) simulator for training audiology students in waveform analysis |
| title_short | A preliminary investigation into the use of an auditory brainstem response (ABR) simulator for training audiology students in waveform analysis |
| title_sort | preliminary investigation into the use of an auditory brainstem response (abr) simulator for training audiology students in waveform analysis |
| topic | RF Otorhinolaryngology |
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