Abstract
The objectives of the present study were to clarify the educational effects and characteristics of video-teaching material presenting problems associated with initial assessments in occupational therapy, and to investigate methods of effectively utilizing this teaching material. The video-teaching program was produced by the 2000 Research Project,hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences. Subjects were 39 sophomores majoring in occupational therapy at the university who consented to participate in the present study. Answers to a questionnaire presented before and after viewing the video were compared. The results revealed that the learning effect associated with concrete examples involving assessment techniques demonstrated in the video was high (p < 0.01). While learning effects associated with abstract concepts such as manners as a professional were not necessarily high. In addition, the effect of learning that followed video viewing varied greatly from one student to the next. These findings suggest that the educational effect of the present video-teaching material can be further improved by combining with group discussion.
