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Is checklist an effective tool for teaching research students? A survey-based study.
Abdelrahman M Makram1,2,3, Julia Wang3,4, Gladson Vaghela3,5
1School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Educational checklists help postgraduate students identify key study points and improve learning. Most students found checklists easy to use and recommended them for future courses.
Area of Science:
- Educational research
- Learning sciences
Background:
- Students struggle to identify critical information for focused study.
- Checklists offer a structured method to pinpoint essential learning material.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of educational checklists in postgraduate learning.
- Assessing the impact on the learning process at Nagasaki University.
Main Methods:
- Survey administered to 31 Master's students post-course completion.
- 22 participants (71% response rate) completed an online questionnaire.
- Data analyzed using Microsoft Excel, presented as frequencies and percentages.
Main Results:
- Over half of students were aware of the checklist's use in the course.
- Only 9% used checklists for personal study; 55% reported no other courses utilized them.
- 86% rated checklists positively, with 73% recommending them for other students.
Conclusions:
- Checklists can enhance learning, aid memorization, and deepen concept understanding.
- Further research is needed for undergraduate and non-healthcare disciplines.
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