Using a Web-Based Quiz Game as a Tool to Summarize Essential Content in Medical School Classes: Retrospective...

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Educational Technology
• Gamification in Learning

Background:

• Kahoot! is an engaging, web-based quiz game designed to enhance student attentiveness through interactive features.
• It allows educators to create custom quizzes using game templates with stimulating visuals and music.

Purpose of the Study:

• To compare the effectiveness of Kahoot! versus traditional teaching methods for summarizing medical school class content.
• To evaluate impacts on final examination scores and student perceptions of the learning environment and process management.

Main Methods:

• An interrupted time series design was employed with 85 medical students.
• Students were divided into two groups: one using Kahoot! (n=43) and a control group using paper quizzes (n=42).
• Both groups received identical content; differences lay in the post-lecture summarization method (Kahoot! vs. paper quiz).

Main Results:

• Mean final examination scores showed no significant difference between the Kahoot! group (62.84) and the control group (60.81).
• Student satisfaction regarding the class environment, learning process management, and teacher interaction was comparable between both groups.
• Statistical analysis indicated no significant differences (P>.05) in any measured outcome.

Conclusions:

• Kahoot! did not significantly alter medical students' final examination scores when used as a summarization tool.
• Student satisfaction with the learning environment, process management, and instructor was not significantly affected by using Kahoot!.
• The study suggests Kahoot! integration did not provide a measurable advantage over traditional methods in this specific medical education context.