Background:

a multimedia of teaching support was carried out due to the difficulties detected by authors' group of the investigation in the teaching-learning process, and to the scarce availability of computer hardware of support to the teaching of the subject with healthy vision. The previous elements justify the investigation with the intention of contributing to the improving of the process teaching - learning of the subject Adults' Psychiatry.

Objective:

to make a multimedia application for the study of the Adult's Psychiatry of the plan of study of the pre and postgraduate.

Methods:

a study of technological innovation was carried out in the University of Medical Sciences of the province Sancti Spíritus, from October, 2018 until April, 2019. For the confection of the multimedia application there were identified as work stages the search and compilation of scientific information, the selection of hardware, means and design. There was valued the scientific relevancy of the multimedia application created by 20 experts for the matter. It was decided the criterion of 53 students (users) and nine teachers who constituted the population, on their experience with the product and it was determined its effectiveness through a pre pedagogic experiment.

Results:

the created product designed on the base of one user's attractive interface and with updated utility scientific information for learning. The average of the evaluation granted by experts to the different aspects of the multimedia application was positive. The students expressed good evaluations as for the content that treats the product, its facility of use, the functionality, the originality and the design. After the use of the product, most of the students manage to answer the questions of the test.

Conclusions:

the multimedia application created Psiquiatrí@.doc constitutes a necessary resource with potentialities the workshops and other activities are applied during the classes, workshops, school times, and other activities.

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