期刊名称：Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
电子版ISSN：1975-5937
出版年度：2015
卷号：12
期号：1
页码：1-6
DOI：10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.55
语种：English
出版社：Korea Health Insurance Licensing Examination Institute
摘要：Purpose:Web-based questionnaires are currently the standard method for course evaluations.The high rate of smart_x0002_phone adoption in Sweden makes possible a range of new uses,including course evaluation.This study examines the potential advantages and disadvantages of using a smartphone app as a complement to web-based course evaluation systems.Methods:An iPhone app for course evaluations was developed and interfaced to an existing web-based tool.Evaluations submitted using the app were compared with those submitted using the web between August 2012 and June 2013,at the Faculty of Medicine at Uppsala University,Sweden.Results:At the time of the study,49% of the stu?dents were judged to own iPhones.Over the course of the study,3,340 evaluations were submitted,of which 22.8% were submitted using the app.The median of mean scores in the submitted evaluations was 4.50 for the app (with an in?terquartile range of 3.70-5.20) and 4.60 (3.70-5.20) for the web (P= 0.24).The proportion of evaluations that included a free-text comment was 50.5% for the app and 49.9% for the web (P= 0.80).Conclusion:An app introduced as a comple?ment to a web-based course evaluation system met with rapid adoption.We found no difference in the frequency of free-text comments or in the evaluation scores.Apps appear to be promising tools for course evaluations.
关键词：Purpose:Web-based questionnaires are currently the standard method for course evaluations.The high rate of smart_x0002_phone adoption in Sweden makes possible a range of new uses,including course evaluation.This study examines the potential advantages and disadvantages of using a smartphone app as a complement to web-based course evaluation systems.Methods:An iPhone app for course evaluations was developed and interfaced to an existing web-based tool.Evaluations submitted using the app were compared with those submitted using the web between August 2012 and June 2013,at the Faculty of Medicine at Uppsala University,Sweden.Results:At the time of the study,49% of the stu?dents were judged to own iPhones.Over the course of the study,3,340 evaluations were submitted,of which 22.8% were submitted using the app.The median of mean scores in the submitted evaluations was 4.50 for the app (with an in?terquartile range of 3.70-5.20) and 4.60 (3.70-5.20) for the web (P= 0.24).The proportion of evaluations that included a free-text comment was 50.5% for the app and 49.9% for the web (P= 0.80).Conclusion:An app introduced as a comple?ment to a web-based course evaluation system met with rapid adoption.We found no difference in the frequency of free-text comments or in the evaluation scores.Apps appear to be promising tools for course evaluations.
