Applying Principles of Instructional Design to a Medical School Course in Psychiatry
WARNER JOHNSON M.D.,
JOHN SNIBBE PH.D.,
JOHN E. CROWDER M.D.1,
HARRY ZALL M.D., , and
GEORGE H. WOLKON PH.D
1 Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California at Irvine College of Medicine, and Acting Chief, Adult Inpatient and Emergency Psychiatric Service, Orange County Medical Center, Orange, Calif.
Modern principles of instructional design were applied by the authors to an undergraduate medical school course in psychiatry with extremely promising results. The authors presented a description of the program design and instructional techniques to second-year medical students, emphasizing in a specific way the development and implementation of learning objectives. It was found that these instructional methods led both to increased perceived learning and greater actual learning.
