在本科牙科学生的WhatsApp®和面对面的基于案例的学习的比较:一个随机对照试验
Wasim Ijaz1, Usman Mahboob2, Humera Adeeb3
1Wasim Ijaz, BDS, FCPS, MHPE Assistant Professor Orthodontics, Ayub College of Dentistry, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Pakistan journal of medical sciences
|December 5, 2024
概括
WhatsApp®和面对面的学习都改善了牙科学生的教育. WhatsApp® 证明与传统教学方法一样有效,显示了可比的学习收益.
科学领域:
- 医学教育 医学教育
- 牙科教育 牙科教育
- 数字学习工具 数字学习工具
背景情况:
- 牙科教育中的传统教学方法正在被数字工具所补充.
- WhatsApp®已经成为学生们中最受欢迎的沟通平台.
- 在学术环境中评估移动消息应用程序的有效性至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较基于WhatsApp®的计算机学习 (CBL) 与面对面的CBL的有效性.
- 评估WhatsApp®作为本科牙科学生补充教学工具的可行性.
主要方法:
- 一个为期六周的随机对照试验 (RCT),涉及30名牙科学生.
- 参与者被分配到面对面或基于WhatsApp®的CBL小组.
- 使用验证的问卷和多选题 (MCQ) 进行了干预前后评估.
主要成果:
- 两组在测试后的分数都显著改善 (p<0.001).
- 在WhatsApp®和面对面组之间没有观察到学习成果的统计学意义上的差异 (p>0.50).
- 超过50%的学生表示对WhatsApp®作为教学工具感到满意,学习收益为36.18%.
结论:
- 无论是WhatsApp®还是面对面的CBL都有效地提高了牙科学生的学习.
- WhatsApp®的有效性与传统的面对面教学相美.
- 移动消息应用程序可以被认为是牙科教育中宝贵的工具.
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