TikTok as a tool for learning top 300 drugs.

Area of Science:

• Pharmacy Education
• Educational Technology
• Social Media in Learning

Background:

• Integrating novel digital tools into pharmacy curricula is essential for modern education.
• Student-generated content offers unique learning opportunities.
• Assessing the efficacy of platforms like TikTok for academic purposes is of growing interest.

Purpose of the Study:

• To determine the effect of student-created TikTok videos on quiz performance for learning drug facts.
• To evaluate pharmacy students' perceptions of using TikTok as a study tool.

Main Methods:

• A mixed-methods cohort study involved 169 second-year pharmacy students.
• Students either created/viewed TikTok videos or used traditional flashcards.
• Quiz scores were compared between groups, supplemented by surveys and focus groups.

Main Results:

• No significant difference in quiz scores was found between TikTok viewers and nonviewers, or creators and noncreators.
• Creating videos aided understanding but was time-intensive.
• Viewing TikTok videos for studying was perceived as distracting by some students.

Conclusions:

• Student-created TikTok videos are perceived as educationally valuable and engaging.
• Despite perceived benefits like fun and accessibility, TikTok video creation and viewing did not significantly improve quiz performance.
• Challenges include the time commitment for creation and potential distractions during viewing.