Profile of Educational Technology Use by Medical Students and Evaluation of a New Mobile Application Designed for the Study of Human Physiology.
J Med Syst
; 43(10): 313, 2019 Aug 27.
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| ID: mdl-31451942
ABSTRACT
Nowadays, smartphones represent an invaluable tool to access educational material; however, the available information is not always accurate or evidence-based. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the use of technology by medical students and assess the effect of a newly developed mobile app for the study of human physiology. We used a standardised questionnaire to assess the profile of educational technology use, from which a mobile app (PhysioQuiz) was developed. The effectiveness and user opinion were assessed in a randomised controlled study (n = 110). Of 1022 students enrolled in medical school, 489 (47.9%) participated in the study. Of the respondents, 96.7% used mobile applications, with the main purpose being entertainment (94.7%) and study (81.9%). Only 6.1% reported use of physiology apps. PhysioQuiz use did not yield higher average grades (p = 0.48); however, user opinion demonstrated that it was useful for assisted learning (82.1%) and identification of non-learned content (78.6%) and considered a tool for self-assessment (89.3%). Mobile app use is widespread among medical students but there is a lack of human physiology education apps. A newly developed app for the study of human physiology was useful for assisted learning and considered a tool for self-assessment.
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Ejes tematicos:
Capacitacao_em_gestao_de_ciencia
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes de Medicina
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Tecnología Educacional
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Educación Médica
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Aplicaciones Móviles
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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En
Año:
2019
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Article