PMID: 8591568Jan 1, 1995Paper

Balancing learner control and realism with specific instructional goals: case studies in fluid balance for nursing students

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J A Stewart

Abstract

In designing instruction, there is an inherent tension between permitting learner control and focusing on specific instructional goals. This tension is particularly problematic in computer-based clinical case studies. In addition, the question of the appropriate level of realistic detail is central to case study design. More learner control and greater detail require greater complexity and interactivity, and consequently longer development time per case. They may also lead to difficulty in focusing on specific content. This program is designed to present computer-based case studies as an adjunct to classroom instruction in a specific content area, with significant compromises in realism compensated by the potential to focus on a specific set of problems and expose students to a fairly large number of "patients." The degree of learner control is necessarily limited by the program's structure, but the design attempts to allow a considerable amount of self-direction within those limits. The program's main path goes through a series of case studies illustrating a variety of fluid and electrolyte problems. These case studies are fairly simple and tightly structured: history, physical assessment, and laboratory data are presented nea...Continue Reading

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