Interactive H5P content for increased student engagement in a dental hygiene program.

Area of Science:

• Dental Hygiene Education
• Educational Technology
• Oral Biology

Background:

• Traditional dental hygiene education relies on passive learning methods like lectures.
• Curriculum reforms aim to increase student engagement, but teacher-focussed classroom teaching persists.
• H5P offers an open platform for creating interactive HTML5 learning content.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the impact of supplementary interactive H5P content on dental hygiene students' learning experiences.
• To assess the effect of H5P on student performance in an oral biology course.
• To gauge student satisfaction and perceived benefits of using H5P.

Main Methods:

• Third-year dental hygiene students in an oral biology course participated.
• Anonymized summative exam data were analyzed for performance differences.
• A survey assessed student experiences with the H5P supplementary content.

Main Results:

• Students demonstrated improved performance on exam questions linked to H5P content.
• Survey results indicated high student satisfaction with H5P as supplementary material.
• Students perceived significant benefits from using interactive H5P content in lectures.

Conclusions:

• Interactive H5P content promotes active learning and knowledge application in didactic settings.
• H5P facilitates self-directed and personalized learning experiences for students.
• This technology has the potential to transform didactic teaching by creating engaging, active learning environments.