The assessment of medical animation and its application in education

Abstract

Medical students often deal with concepts that cannot be seen and need mental imagination while they are learning their courses. The level of proficiency and apprehension in different people depends on their previous knowledge of the subject, their mental imagination power, and also the applied educational tool. In the recent century, with the growth of computer sciences and its multiple use in people's lives and also in education, educators have tried to benefit from these facilities in order to facilitate and accelerate the teaching of complex scientific subjects such as medical concepts. Medical animations are an example of such educational aids and their application is growing significantly in medical education. Therefore, considering its ever growing use, especially in distant education, more extensive studies need to be done to define the principles of animation application and its level of influence on medical education.