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ArticleRevista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)2023

Audience response system smartphone application as an adjunct to tuberculosis teaching for medical students during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Vagner Kunz Cabral, Otávio Augusto Gonçalves Dias Cionek, Marcelle Martinez Loureiro, Rosa Elisa Bernardo Simbine, Denise Rossato Silva

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Article in Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vagner Kunz CabralUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Postgraduate Program in Pneumological Sciences - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7419-6294
Otávio Augusto Gonçalves Dias CionekUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculty of Medicine - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0944-5770
Marcelle Martinez LoureiroUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculty of Medicine - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4837-5341
Rosa Elisa Bernardo SimbineUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Postgraduate Program in Pneumological Sciences - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7846-9808
Denise Rossato SilvaUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Postgraduate Program in Pneumological Sciences - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0230-2734
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe growing availability of devices for mobile learning has created new opportunities for teaching. With the development of smartphone apps based on audience response systems, there is a possibility to quickly assess student knowledge. The education of health professionals, including medical students, is an essential strategy for tuberculosis control. In the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, audience response systems are very useful as online assessment tools. The aim of this study was to use the audience response systems Socrative to assess medical students during a class on tuberculosis.

methodsThis is a quasi-experimental before-and-after study, with pre- and post-tests carried out through the Socrative app, respectively, before and after a lecture on tuberculosis for medical students. Also, a cross-sectional study was carried out after the course to evaluate the participant's satisfaction through an electronic, structured questionnaire with a Likert-type scale.

resultsA total of 126 students were included in the study. The overall mean pre- and post-test scores were 5.98±1.59 and 8.37±1.36, respectively, with a statistically significant difference (p<0.0001). Almost all students were totally satisfied with the use of Socrative on pre- and post-tests.

conclusionThis study describes how the use of Socrative in a tuberculosis class was well received by students. In addition, the baseline knowledge on tuberculosis was low in some topics, with some improvement after the lecture. These findings emphasize the need to further improve the students' knowledge on tuberculosis and help instructors customize the lecture based on the gaps identified in the Socrative assessment.

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COVID-19Mobile ApplicationsStudents, MedicalTuberculosisCross-Sectional StudiesEducational MeasurementHumansPandemicsSmartphone

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