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[CASUS model trial. A computer-assisted author system for problem-oriented learning in medicine]
M R Fischer1, S Schauer, C Gräsel
1Medizinische Klinik, Universität München.
Zeitschrift Fur Arztliche Fortbildung
|August 1, 1996
Summary
The CASUS project developed an authoring system for problem-based medical learning. This system uses authentic clinical cases to enhance medical education quality for students and professionals.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education Technology
- Cognitive Apprenticeship Theory
Context:
- Continuing medical education in Germany requires quality improvement.
- Problem-oriented learning is a key pedagogical approach in medicine.
Purpose:
- To develop and evaluate an easy-to-use authoring system for problem-oriented medical learning.
- To create a hypermedia teaching and learning database based on cognitive apprenticeship.
Summary:
- The CASUS system guides students through authentic clinical cases, fostering differential diagnosis skills with expert input.
- It supports a step-by-step learning process and can be adapted for case-based examinations.
- A library of approximately 120 internal medicine diseases was curated using criteria like prevalence and treatability.
Impact:
- The CASUS system aims to improve the quality of continuing medical education.
- It will be evaluated and made available for routine use by medical authors and students in 1997.