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Audiotape and booklet self‐instructional materials in physiology: an evaluation of their effectiveness and acceptability in the pre‐clinical curriculum

Audiotape and booklet self‐instructional materials in physiology have been evaluated for their effectiveness and acceptability in the pre‐clinical course. Learning effectiveness was determined by comparison of pre‐test and post‐test scores on multiple choice tests, and acceptability was determined by scores on a specially constructed and validated Likert type questionnaire. It is concluded that in three out of the four physiology topics studied, audiotape and booklet was a significantly more effective method of study than the conventional method of text books and lecture notes. Self‐instructional material in the form of audiotape and booklet is acceptable to students both in absolute terms and when compared with other methods of learning. Use of the self‐instructional material enabled students to achieve the required learning objectives.