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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Instructional Design
  • Learning Psychology

Background:

  • Investigating the impact of instructional design on learner motivation and knowledge acquisition.
  • Hypothesizing that a motivationally-enhanced format would yield superior outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a motivationally-enhanced instructional design in medical education.
  • To assess the influence of this design on resident motivation and knowledge retention.

Main Methods:

  • Medicine residents participated in a crossover study with online learning modules.
  • Modules were delivered in standard and motivationally-enhanced formats, with randomized assignment.
  • Learner motivation was assessed pre- and post-module, alongside knowledge posttests.

Main Results:

  • The motivationally-enhanced format significantly increased learner motivation compared to the standard format.
  • No statistically significant difference in mean posttest knowledge scores was observed between the two formats.
  • Higher pre-intervention motivation was correlated with better post-intervention knowledge scores.

Conclusions:

  • While the enhanced design boosted motivation, its effect on knowledge was not significant.
  • Learner motivation appears to be a key factor in knowledge acquisition.
  • Future instructional enhancements could target motivation to improve learning outcomes.