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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Brett
dc.contributor.authorLewis, Belinda
dc.contributor.authorBoyle, Malcolm
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Ted
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-05T00:35:46Z
dc.date.available2018-01-05T00:35:46Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.issn0007-1013
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1467-8535.2009.01031.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/172712
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to identify if wireless keypads could facilitate interprofessional interaction among undergraduate paramedic, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, health science, social work and midwifery students. Secondary research aims included the examination of students' perceptions of interprofessional education and how students perceived using wireless keypads in large lecture classes and smaller tutorials. The study used a mixed methodology approach via self-reporting questionnaires and focus groups that included (n = 210) students in week 1 and (n = 151) students in week 13 of an undergraduate unit. Overall, students were satisfied with the use of wireless keypads in their interprofessional undergraduate unit of study. While modest findings supported the use of wireless keypads in improving student interaction, other findings were statistically significant in understanding the roles of other health professions and why collaboration in health-care environments was important for professional growth. The following themes emerged from the qualitative data: engagement, satisfaction, use of educational technology, interprofessional education and learning environment. Integration of wireless keypads has assisted undergraduate students to better appreciate and understand other health-care disciplines within an interprofessional education setting. Students reported that they appreciated the alternative teaching and learning approach that wireless keypads offered, thus improving engagement and interactivity, and providing a broader understanding of other allied health-care professions.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom337
dc.relation.ispartofpageto350
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBritish Journal of Educational Technology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume42
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3903
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3904
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode390499
dc.titleThe impact of wireless keypads in an interprofessional education context with health science students
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBoyle, Malcolm


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