Date of Award

1996

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Educational Leadership

First Advisor

Gary D. Chamberlin

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if the attitudes and/or achievement of family practice residents differed as they received instruction by two-way interactive compressed video or by the traditional conference method. The attitude survey, completed before and after the presentations were delivered, provided feedback from the residents in the experimental group on how they felt about the sessions. Pre- and post-test scores provided information about the achievement of residents and the possible difference between scores of those who received the presentations by two-way interactive compressed video as opposed to those taught by the traditional conference method. Results from this study demonstrated that there were no statistically significant differences in the test scores of residents based on delivery method or gender. Statistically significant declines in attitude were reported regarding interaction between residents during two-way interactive compressed video classes, feelings of boredom during the presentations, the effectiveness of two-way interactive compressed video as a medium for teaching residents, and the utilization of experts in a particular field. A statistically significant number of male residents preferred to have presentations delivered in the traditional conference format and not from a distance.

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