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Escaping the Laboratory: An Escape Room to Reinforce Biomedical Engineering Skills.
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 4100B Fontana Laboratories, 140 W 19th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210-1110 USA.
Biomedical Engineering Education
|November 9, 2022
Summary
Educational escape rooms offer an engaging way for biomedical engineering (BME) students to practice and retain knowledge. This study shows that despite a low escape rate, students highly enjoyed the immersive, game-based learning experience.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering Education
- Pedagogical Innovation
- Experiential Learning
Background:
- Commercial escape rooms are popular for their collaborative and communicative nature.
- Educators can leverage escape rooms for low-stress, engaging student learning environments.
- Biomedical engineering (BME) education can benefit from novel teaching tools.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and apply an educational escape room for BME students.
- To provide an immersive and practical learning experience in BME.
- To assess student engagement and knowledge retention in an escape room setting.
Main Methods:
- Development of a BME laboratory course-specific escape room.
- Beta-testing and iterative refinement based on initial student feedback.
- Implementation and survey-based feedback collection from 74 undergraduate BME students over an academic year.
Main Results:
- A moderate escape rate of 29% was observed.
- Students reported high satisfaction and enthusiasm for the escape room activity.
- Survey responses indicated high engagement and perceived effectiveness for knowledge retention.
Conclusions:
- Educational escape rooms are a promising pedagogical tool for BME.
- Immersive, game-based learning enhances knowledge retention in a low-risk environment.
- Escape rooms facilitate experiential application of course-related knowledge.
