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Introduction The immense progress in science and technology has changed our daily lives. This change has also had its impact on our educational system. In this regard, numerous studies have been found in the literature investigating the integration of new technologies in the learning-teaching process, and as such these studies led to the use of web-based educational tools as an alternative or an adjunct to the traditional learning methods. Method Our quasi-experimental study focused on two separate teaching methods, web-based and traditional. The effectiveness of web-based learning was investigated based on an objective structured clinical examination of 177 vocational health students enrolled to Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University's 2017-spring term. The study compared the objective structured clinical examination grades of these two methods. Two groups had been formed, and the students were randomly allocated either into a study or a control group. The study group watched an online video clip, whereas the control group received a traditional lecture. Mann-Whitney U test was used to determine whether students' successful attempts statistically differ according to the educational methodology, also effective size and single factor variance analysis (ANOVA) was performed. Results Based on the objective structured clinical examination, the study group performed better in pediatric basic life support as opposed to the control group. Conclusion This study suggests that the use of web-based video clips enhances the learning process and in certain subjects yields better performance results when compared to the traditional learning method. Our findings are in-line with the reported studies in the literature and provide additional insight for developing countries, where simulation based education is limited.

3rd World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES) -- FEB 03-07, 2011 -- Bahcesehir Univ, Istanbul, TURKEY WOS:000466750604009 The purpose of this research is to present a sample study analyzing data gathered from an educational study using data mining techniques appropriate for processing these data. In order to achieve this aim, a "Computer Self-efficiency Scale" used in educational sciences was selected and this scale was applied in a study group. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics (t-test and analysis of variance), and the data mining techniques of decision tree, dependency networks and clustering. The descriptive statistics used were calculated not using common statistical software packages, but by running a program written in Delphi 2009 programming language on Microsoft SQL Server 2008. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 was directly used for the data mining techniques of dependency networks and clustering. Some of the findings of the research, which cannot be obtained by common statistical techniques but can be obtained by data mining methods, were as follows: "those who think they are competent with computer terms and concepts believe they have a special talent in using computers"; "those who believe they have a special talent in using computers feel as if the computer is part of their body", and "students who have been using computers for more than six years believe they have a special talent in using computers". Ankara Univ, Near E Univ