EXAMINING THE KNOWLEDGE OF APPLIED ANATOMY THAT MEDICAL STUDENTS POSSESS: THE IMPACT OF VISUAL RESOURCES ON THE PROCESS OF PREPARING THEM TO TRANSITION INTO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION

Abstract

Anatomical exams were timed tests that evaluate students' topographical and practical understanding of anatomy using visual aids such as cadaveric materials, cadaveric pictures, radiography, and clinical findings images. There was  little data on the usage of drawings inside written assessments. However, improvements in multimedia learning theories have increased our knowledge of how humans process textual and visual material during learning. Examining whether medical students' performance was significantly affected by the inclusion or absence of pictures inside clinically-oriented single-best-answer questions was the main objective of this research. The impact of students' traits and preferred methods of instruction and evaluation on their final grades was also investigated via the use of a questionnaire. A total of 175 second-year medical students from 6 different UK medical colleges willingly took part. The researcher  sorted the questions according to whether the stimulus type was only text or whether there was an accompanying picture. The question's focus on the picture's soft-tissue or bone content, as well as the image type and deep components, were also considered. The question-difficulty and question-regional anatomy were the subjects of further research. After collecting the students' questionnaire replies, they examined their test results as well. The comments made by the pupils served to further demonstrate this point. picture inclusion, picture depth, question complexity, and regional anatomy all affected students' performance, according to the research. Students' tastes can have a significant impact on how well they do. This research aimed to examine the impacts of radiological and anatomical pictures on regularly used written evaluations, which were crucial in the medical field for evaluating and assessing a patient's anatomy. The results of this research demonstrate that both image and student variables influence the academic achievement of the pupils. These analyses might need further study to help them become more precise.