Network of collaborative learning in health education from a distance

Author(s)

Adriana Pessutto Montilha Falsetti

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Bauru.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB/SDB)
• Defense date: 2013-12-19

Examining board members

Wanderléia Quinhoneiro Blasca; Luciana Paula Maximino; Ticiana Cristina de Freitas Zambonato

• Advisor: Wanderléia Quinhoneiro Blasca

Abstract

Introduction: Nowadays, providing access to information with the most different types of media becomes crucial and challenging at the same time. Therefore, any strategy used is important. The distance education appears as a strategy for facilitating access to information, this information that may impact on the quality of life for the individual to consider, for example, programs with the theme that involves hearing health. Objective: This study aimed to create a network of collaborative learning as an educational model for hearing health, tele-education through interactive and analyze the effectiveness of it. Methodology: The study was conducted in four public schools in Bauru. Thirty eight 9th grader students participated in this proposal , both male and female, between 14 and 15 years old. The training program had a mean duration of 4 months in each school and was divided into 2 phases, the first covering the development of educational modules, development of the training program, classroom activities, distance activities and practical activities in the thematic hearing health and the second step was to assess the effectiveness of the program. There was a Cybertutor developed on the hearing health issue, in order to complement the learning available on the Internet, and participants had free access. The classroom activity contained presentation of lectures, graphics and audiovisual content. In the distance learning activity, the educational content was presented to the students through interactive tele-education. At this stage, students had access to Cybertutor. After the training period, the students titled \"Young Doctors\", carried out the practical activity proposing multiplication of the acquired knowledge. To measure the effectiveness of the training program the following instruments were applied: Questionnaire Situation-Problem, Lickert Scale of Social Attitudes Toward Inclusion (ELASI) Form and Motivational Research (FPM). Results: The results of pre-and post-test of the questionnaire Situation- Problem and ELASI revealed that the training program developed was effective because it provided for the construction of knowledge and the development of more favorable attitudes toward inclusion. The FPM showed an index of motivation in relation to highly positive participation, evaluating the program as \"impressive\". Conclusions: This study concluded that an educational program using the Interactive Tele-education as hearing health education model was developed . This program was effective because it provided the learning of students in the participating schools . The development of this training model achieved an index of motivation in relation to highly positive participation. It is an efficient education proposal on the issue about hearing health and may be considered an important strategy to consolidate the inclusion of the hearing impaired community. In the evaluation of the project in the participating schools, the use of the methodology of program design Young Doctor stimulated and motivated the participants to perform the multiplication of the knowledge acquired thus proven to be an effective program of health education and can be used for training other populations. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/16832-0 - CREATION OF AN EDUCATIONAL NETWORK IN HEARING HEALTH
• Grantee: Adriana Pessutto Montilha Falsetti
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master