Abstract:
This research aimed to 1) develop one set of efficient CAI multimedia in assisting the teaching and learning of Anatomy of Head and Neck for Dental Nurse according to the standard criterion of 80/80, 2) study the retention, 3) study the student's opinion toward the use of the CAI to help them learn about Anatomy of Head and Neck for Dental Nurse and 4) study the effectiveness index of the CAI. The subjects of this study consisted of 30 Dental Nurse students that registered at Sirindron College of Public Health in Khon Kaen province, Amphoe Muang, Khon Kaen, selected through simple sampling technique. They were divided into three groups. Each group consisted of 10 students, using one computer hardware per person. It took three 50 minute periods to complete this experiment and it was carried out during the first semester of the 1996 academic year. The instruments used in this research were one set of CAI multimedia with five sub-units, the learning achievement test, the assessment instrument to evaluate the student's opinion toward the use of this CAI multimedia, and expert's CAI multimedia assessment device. The collected data were subsequently analyzed by the use of percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test (dependent). The major finding were as follows:1. The developed CAI multimedia met the effectiveness of standard criterion of 80/80.2. Learning achievement and retention of the students after 2 weeks was not different.3. The student's opinion toward studying through the employment of the developed CAI multimedia was very favorable.4. The effectiveness index of the CAI multimedia was 0.56