Cost Analysis for Improved Educational Policymaking and Evaluation

Tsang, Mun C.

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“…The cost of medical education has far-reaching implications regarding its impartation and policymaking. 20 Frenk et al reported a worldwide spending on medical education of about 100 billion with a rising tendency, which is becoming a real challenge on health system performance. 21,22 In this sense, 3D-printed models could be a more cost-effective strategy to improve medical education.…”

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“…The cost of manufacturing a single 3D‐printed individualised patient model came to 3.46 €, which was significantly lower than the cost of a cadaveric model (6.54 €). The cost of medical education has far‐reaching implications regarding its impartation and policymaking . Frenk et al reported a worldwide spending on medical education of about 100 billion with a rising tendency, which is becoming a real challenge on health system performance .…”

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3D‐printed patient individualised models vs cadaveric models in an undergraduate oral and maxillofacial surgery curriculum: Comparison of student's perceptions

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Schnurr

Herrera-Vizcaíno

et al. 2020

Eur J Dental Education

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Background: Recent advances in 3D printing technology have enabled the emergence of new educational and clinical tools for medical professionals. This study provides an exemplary description of the fabrication of 3D-printed individualised patient models and assesses their educational value compared to cadaveric models in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Methods: A single-stage, controlled cohort study was conducted within the context of a curricular course. A patient's CT scan was segmented into a stereolithographic model and then printed using a fused filament 3D printer. These individualised patient models were implemented and compared against cadaveric models in a curricular oral surgery hands-on course. Students evaluated both models using a validated questionnaire. Additionally, a cost analysis for both models was carried out. P-values were calculated using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: Thirty-eight fourth-year dental students participated in the study. Overall, significant differences between the two models were found in the student assessment. Whilst the cadaveric models achieved better results in the haptic feedback of the soft tissue, the 3D-printed individualised patient models were regarded significantly more realistic with regard to the anatomical correctness, the degree of freedom of movement and the operative simulation. At 3.46 € (compared to 6.51 €), the 3D-printed patient individualised models were exceptionally cost-efficient. Conclusions: 3D-printed patient individualised models presented a realistic alternative to cadaveric models in the undergraduate training of operational skills in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Whilst the 3D-printed individualised patient models received positive feedback from students, some aspects of the model leave room for improvement.

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3D‐printed patient individualised models vs cadaveric models in an undergraduate oral and maxillofacial surgery curriculum: Comparison of student's perceptions

Seifert

Schnurr

Herrera-Vizcaíno

et al. 2020

Eur J Dental Education

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“…Second, most of these studies ignored factors such as educational quality and student performance that might affect future earnings. Third, these studies report relationships between education and current or projected earnings; however, the accuracy of future earnings predictions is unknown (Tsang, 1997). Fourth, the translation of private earnings into social benefits assumes that differences in earnings accurately reflect differences in worker productivity; evidence in support of this assumption is not strong (Hough, 1994).…”

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Evaluations That Consider the Cost of Educational Programs

Ross

Barkaoui

Scott

2007

American Journal of Evaluation

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Cost studies are program evaluations that judge program worth by relating program costs to program benefits. There are three sets of strategies: cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, and costutility analysis, although the last appears infrequently. We searched relevant databases to identify 102 cost studies in education and then reduced the set to 30 using eight criteria. We found that these studies contributed to understanding program effects by meeting the four evaluation purposes identified by Mark et al. (2000). Cost studies (1) provide evidence of the worth of educational spending at the macro and individual program levels, information that is not provided by other evaluation approaches; (2) they provide direction for program improvement that differs from recommendations based solely on effect sizes; (3) they contribute to knowledge development by constructing and testing models that link spending to student learning; and (4) they can lead to the rewriting of regulations to make programs more efficient.

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“…Strides clearly have been taken in the methodology of cost estimation in educational cost analysis. In reviewing the role of cost analysis in educational evaluation and policymaking, Tsang (1997) has drawn our attention to an additional dimension of cost estimation that relates to possible ethical or political problems. Tensions might arise because some stakeholders may be reluctant to face the true costs of an initiative or different stakeholders may wish to manipulate the results of a cost analysis for their own purposes.…”

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“…Finally, we consider the attractions and incentives for education policymakers in applying this protocol. It is important to note that our discussion is limited to studies conducted in the United States, although we recognize that a substantial number of international studies have been undertaken (Levin & McEwan, 2001;Tsang, 1997). We make this restriction due to difficulties in comparing educational inputs and outputs across international education systems with different funding sources, teacher education requirements, school age and promotion policies, access to educational services, and philosophies toward educational opportuni-ties.…”

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The State of Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in Education

Hummel-Rossi

Ashdown

2002

Review of Educational Research

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National and local pressures to improve student achievement, to implement educational reforms, to increase services to “at risk” students, and to monitor the size of education budgets all function as motivators for educators to consider the use of cost analysis in decisions about resource allocation. Yet the application of cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses in education is limited. The authors explore the advances in cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses that have been made in the human services, health, and medical fields, and they identify the difficulties and analyze the issues involved in applying these analyses in education. They make recommendations for assessing costs and measuring effectiveness in educational evaluations, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of several exemplar cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness educational studies, and provide a protocol to guide future analyses.

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Cost Analysis for Improved Educational Policymaking and Evaluation

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3D‐printed patient individualised models vs cadaveric models in an undergraduate oral and maxillofacial surgery curriculum: Comparison of student's perceptions

3D‐printed patient individualised models vs cadaveric models in an undergraduate oral and maxillofacial surgery curriculum: Comparison of student's perceptions

Evaluations That Consider the Cost of Educational Programs

The State of Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in Education

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