The Comparison of Anatomy Learning Achievement and Affecting Factors of the Students Learned by the Application of AIC Technique and the Conventional Method

Abstract

This study aimed to compare the learning achievement of students in the anatomical course and the affecting factors between the students learned by the application of AIC technique and the conventional method of both pre and post experiments. The samples were 200 second year students of the Faculty of Medical Technology and Faculty of Public and Environmental Health, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University enrolled in the anatomical course. By multistage sampling method, the students were divided into an experimental group and a control group of 95 and 105 students respectively. The data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The results revealed that the students in both groups had post experimental total and laboratory score higher than their pre-experimental score significantly (p<.001) but their lectural score was not different (p>.05). In addition, the students in the experimental group had average change score of the affecting factors higher than their pre-experimental and the control group significantly (p<.001 and p <.01). So applying AIC in anatomy learning activities of anatomy has resulted in an increase of factors affected to students learning effectively.