Identifying high quality medical education websites in Otolaryngology: a guide for medical students and residents
Abstract Background Learners often utilize online resources to supplement formalized curricula, and to appropriately support learning, these resources should be of high quality. Thus, the objectives of this study are to develop and provide validity evidence supporting an assessment tool designed to...
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| author | Nathan Yang Sarah Hosseini Marco A. Mascarella Meredith Young Nancy Posel Kevin Fung Lily H. P. Nguyen |
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| description | Abstract Background Learners often utilize online resources to supplement formalized curricula, and to appropriately support learning, these resources should be of high quality. Thus, the objectives of this study are to develop and provide validity evidence supporting an assessment tool designed to assess the quality of educational websites in Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery (ORL-HNS), and identify those that could support effective web-based learning. Methods After a literature review, the Modified Education in Otolaryngology Website (MEOW) assessment tool was designed by a panel of experts based on a previously validated website assessment tool. A search strategy using a Google-based search engine was used subsequently to identify websites. Those that were free of charge and in English were included. Websites were coded for whether their content targeted medical students or residents. Using the MEOW assessment tool, two independent raters scored the websites. Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability were evaluated, and scores were compared to recommendations from a content expert. Results The MEOW assessment tool included a total of 20 items divided in 8 categories related to authorship, frequency of revision, content accuracy, interactivity, visual presentation, navigability, speed and recommended hyperlinks. A total of 43 out of 334 websites identified by the search met inclusion criteria. The scores generated by our tool appeared to differentiate higher quality websites from lower quality ones: websites that the expert “would recommend” scored 38.4 (out of 56; CI [34.4–42.4]) and “would not recommend” 27.0 (CI [23.2–30.9]). Inter-rater and intra-rater intraclass correlation coefficient were greater than 0.7. Conclusions Using the MEOW assessment tool, high quality ORL-HNS educational websites were identified. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5b0e0a432d1f42c694bfc1ea07ff79862025-08-20T01:47:50ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery1916-02162017-05-014611910.1186/s40463-017-0220-4Identifying high quality medical education websites in Otolaryngology: a guide for medical students and residentsNathan Yang0Sarah Hosseini1Marco A. Mascarella2Meredith Young3Nancy Posel4Kevin Fung5Lily H. P. Nguyen6Faculty of Medicine, McGill UniversityFaculty of Medicine, McGill UniversityDepartment of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, McGill UniversityCenter for Medical Education, McGill UniversityMcGill Molson Medical Informatics, McGill UniversityDepartment of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Western UniversityDepartment of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, McGill UniversityAbstract Background Learners often utilize online resources to supplement formalized curricula, and to appropriately support learning, these resources should be of high quality. Thus, the objectives of this study are to develop and provide validity evidence supporting an assessment tool designed to assess the quality of educational websites in Otolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery (ORL-HNS), and identify those that could support effective web-based learning. Methods After a literature review, the Modified Education in Otolaryngology Website (MEOW) assessment tool was designed by a panel of experts based on a previously validated website assessment tool. A search strategy using a Google-based search engine was used subsequently to identify websites. Those that were free of charge and in English were included. Websites were coded for whether their content targeted medical students or residents. Using the MEOW assessment tool, two independent raters scored the websites. Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability were evaluated, and scores were compared to recommendations from a content expert. Results The MEOW assessment tool included a total of 20 items divided in 8 categories related to authorship, frequency of revision, content accuracy, interactivity, visual presentation, navigability, speed and recommended hyperlinks. A total of 43 out of 334 websites identified by the search met inclusion criteria. The scores generated by our tool appeared to differentiate higher quality websites from lower quality ones: websites that the expert “would recommend” scored 38.4 (out of 56; CI [34.4–42.4]) and “would not recommend” 27.0 (CI [23.2–30.9]). Inter-rater and intra-rater intraclass correlation coefficient were greater than 0.7. Conclusions Using the MEOW assessment tool, high quality ORL-HNS educational websites were identified.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-017-0220-4Medical educationAssessment toolOnline resources |
| spellingShingle | Nathan Yang Sarah Hosseini Marco A. Mascarella Meredith Young Nancy Posel Kevin Fung Lily H. P. Nguyen Identifying high quality medical education websites in Otolaryngology: a guide for medical students and residents Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Medical education Assessment tool Online resources |
| title | Identifying high quality medical education websites in Otolaryngology: a guide for medical students and residents |
| title_full | Identifying high quality medical education websites in Otolaryngology: a guide for medical students and residents |
| title_fullStr | Identifying high quality medical education websites in Otolaryngology: a guide for medical students and residents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identifying high quality medical education websites in Otolaryngology: a guide for medical students and residents |
| title_short | Identifying high quality medical education websites in Otolaryngology: a guide for medical students and residents |
| title_sort | identifying high quality medical education websites in otolaryngology a guide for medical students and residents |
| topic | Medical education Assessment tool Online resources |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-017-0220-4 |
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