PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Brickell, Jean
AU  - Kanuth, Michelle
AU  - Freeman, Vicki
AU  - Latshaw, Sandra
AU  - Larson, Carol
TI  - Learning Objects: Resources for Instruction
AID  - 10.29074/ascls.19.3.184
DP  - 2006 Jul 01
TA  - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
PG  - 184--187
VI  - 19
IP  - 3
4099  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/19/3/184.short
4100  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/19/3/184.full
SO  - Clin Lab Sci2006 Jul 01; 19
AB  - OBJECTIVE: Upon completion of this article, the reader will be able to describe learning objects (LOs) and discuss their use in clinical laboratory sciences instruction.DESIGN: Through a questionnaire, educators evaluated clinical laboratory sciences-related LOs for accessibility, usability and instructional qualities.SETTING: LOs were presented on a password-accessed website. Evaluations were completed on the website.PARTICIPANTS: Nine educators participated in the evaluation.INTERVENTIONS: The LOs were made available to participants for use in their own instructional material.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The evaluation measured educators' interest in and perceived usefulness of LOs in clinical laboratory sciences curriculum.RESULTS: On a scale of one to five with one equal to poor and five equal to excellent, participants rated LOs as accessible (4.68) and usable (4.61). Ninety-eight percent stated that they would use LOs in their curriculum. Fifty-seven percent stated that they could attribute improved learning performance on student exposure to LOs.CONCLUSION: LOs are useful, relevant, and time-saving resources to clinical laboratory sciences instruction.ABBREVIATIONS: CLS = clinical laboratory sciences; LO = learning object.