ArticlePloS one2018
Effects of competitive learning tools on medical students: A case study.
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- The Effects of Cooperative and Competitive Situations on Statistical Learning.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- A team-based competition for undergraduate medical students to learn radiology within the virtual world Second Life.Insights into imaging · 2021Article
- A Study on the Construction of Emotion Recognition Based on Multimodal Information Fusion in English Learning Cooperative and Competitive Mode.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Validation of a questionnaire on the use of Interactive Response System in Higher Education.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2021Article
- Evaluation of educational quality performance on virtual campuses using fuzzy inference systems.PloS one · 2020Article
- Impact of educational games on academic outcomes of students in the Degree in Nursing.PloS one · 2019Article
- The Effects of Case-Based Teaching in Nursing Skill Education: Cases Do Matter.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveCompetitive learning techniques are being successfully used in courses of different disciplines. However, there is still a significant gap in analyzing their effects in medical students competing individually. The authors conducted this study to assess the effectiveness of the use of a competitive learning tool on the academic achievement and satisfaction of medical students.
methodsThe authors collected data from a Human Immunology course in medical students (n = 285) and conducted a nonrandomized (quasi-experimental) control group pretest-posttest design. They used the Mann-Whitney U-test to measure the strength of the association between two variables and to compare the two student groups.
resultsThe improvement and academic outcomes of the experimental group students were significantly higher than those of the control group students. The students using the competitive learning tool had better academic performance, and they were satisfied with this type of learning. The study, however, had some limitations. The authors did not make a random assignment to the control and experimental groups and the groups were not completely homogenous.
conclusionThe use of competitive learning techniques motivates medical students, improves their academic outcomes and may foster the cooperation among students and provide a pleasant classroom environment. The authors are planning further studies with a more complete evaluation of cognitive learning styles or incorporating chronometry as well as team-competition.
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