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Area of Science:

  • Physiology
  • Educational Technology
  • Health Professions Education

Background:

  • Effective teaching strategies are crucial for complex physiological concepts.
  • Traditional study methods may not engage all learners optimally.
  • Gamification offers a novel approach to enhance student learning in health sciences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the "Muscular System Game," an educational tool for teaching muscular system physiology.
  • To evaluate the impact of this board game on the learning of university students.
  • To compare learning outcomes between students using the game and those in a guided study group.

Main Methods:

  • A quasi-experimental study involving first-year pharmacy (game group) and nursing (control group) students.
  • Post-theoretical class, one group played the "Muscular System Game," while the other engaged in guided study with exercises.
  • Learning was assessed via a post-activity evaluation, with scores compared using Student's t-test (P < 0.05).

Main Results:

  • The game group achieved a significantly higher average score (7.50 ± 0.47) compared to the control group (5.78 ± 0.38).
  • The P-value was less than 0.05, indicating a statistically significant difference in learning gains.
  • The educational board game demonstrated a superior effect on learning muscular system physiology.

Conclusions:

  • The "Muscular System Game" is an effective tool for enhancing the learning of muscular system physiology.
  • Game-based learning can lead to significantly improved academic performance in university students.
  • This study supports the integration of educational games in health professions curricula for better knowledge retention.