Perceptions by physiotherapy students and faculty staff of a multimedia learning resource for musculoskeletal practical skills teaching

Authors

  • Gisela Sole Centre for Health, Activity, and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Anthony Schneiders Centre for Health, Activity, and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • Kim Herbert-Losier Centre for Health, Activity, and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre, Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
  • Meredith Perry Centre for Health, Activity, and Rehabilitation Research, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, New Zealand

Keywords:

Physiotherapy Education, Multimedia Resource, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Manual Techniques

Abstract

The aims of this study were to develop a multimedia DVD for musculoskeletal skills within a School of Physiotherapy, and explore faculty staff and students’ perceptions of its usefulness and effectiveness. Faculty staff were consulted regarding the resource’s content, audio-video clips of manual skills were filmed, and agglomerated in DVD-format. All Year 2 physiotherapy students received a copy of the media. Perceptions of usefulness and effectiveness of the resource were determined with a questionnaire (for students) and focus groups (for faculty staff and students). Quantitative data were analysed with descriptive statistics and the General Inductive Approach was used for qualitative data. Students responded favourably to the DVD with medians from the questionnaire ranging from 1.1 to 1.6 on a Likert Scale (1 most positive, 5 least positive). Qualitative analysis identified four categories: DVD usefulness, learning styles, effects on teaching, and DVD application. While faculty staff did not observe improvements in practical skills during clinical placements, students reported using the DVD primarily for revision purposes and that their confidence for the application of the skills had increased. In general, the DVD was perceived to be useful as an adjunct to traditional laboratory teaching.

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Published

01-07-2013

How to Cite

Sole, G., Schneiders, A., Herbert-Losier, K., & Perry, M. (2013). Perceptions by physiotherapy students and faculty staff of a multimedia learning resource for musculoskeletal practical skills teaching. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, 41(2), 58–64. Retrieved from https://nzjp.org.nz/nzjp/article/view/57

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