Anatomy Alive: desenvolvimento de um aplicativo móvel para facilitar o ensino-aprendizagem de anatomia da cabeça e pescoço aplicada à odontologia

Abstract

Introduction: Human Anatomy is an essential subject in the curriculum of health courses, with a growing demand in higher education for new technologies that can help in the study process. Objective: To develop and validate, in terms of content and usability, a mobile application to support the teaching-learning of Head and Neck Anatomy, applied to Dentistry. Materials and Methods: Study stages: (1) definition of scope and trademark registration, (2) preparation of anatomical parts, (3) prototype development, (4) content evaluation and (5) usability and degree of satisfaction. To evaluate the content, five teachers/judges with expertise in the area of Human Anatomy answered an online questionnaire containing eight questions related to the content and functionality of the prototype. Usability was assessed by fifteen undergraduate Dentistry students, using the Brazilian version of the System Usability Scale (SUS) and a visual analogue scale of 0-10 points for satisfaction. Results: Development of a hybrid application, compatible with the Android operating system, allowing the identification of anatomical structures in real cadaveric parts and knowledge tests based on objective questions. The average rating score from the judges was 9.6, indicating adequate content and functionality. The final score on the SUS scale was 90.33 (“excellent” usability) and the average user satisfaction was 9.13. Conclusion: The application presented adequate compatibility, content, functionality and usability, and can be used as a free resource to support the teaching-learning of Head and Neck Anatomy.