Luhrenberg Philipp, Rahimi-Nedjat Roman Kia, Sagheb Kawe, Sagheb Keyvan, Al-Nawas Bilal
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Department of Prosthodontics, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
Eur J Dent. 2022 May;16(2):437-442. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1735932. Epub 2021 Dec 14.
Due to time-consuming curricular and extracurricular activities, students in dentistry and medicine can profit from efficient learning strategies. One strategy could be the preparation with individually designed educational software that embed different multimedia sources. The aim of this study was to determine the efficiency of such a program compared with an e-book similar to a traditional textbook.
Dentistry students of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz passed an entrance multiple-choice test on the topic of odontogenic tumors and were then randomized into two groups. Afterward, both groups had 14 days to study on the topic of odontogenic tumors either with a learning software or an e-book. A final exam was then taken and the two groups were compared.
A least significant difference post hoc analysis comparing the group average values was performed. The level of significance was <0.05.
Seventy-one students took part in the study. While students from the first and second clinical semester showed significantly better results and improvements with the e-book, an opposite effect was observed in students from the third and fifth clinical semester with significantly better results and improvements with the software.
Depending on the clinical experience and knowledge, a multimedia educational software can help students in dentistry to enhance efficiency in the preparation for exams.
由于耗时的课程和课外活动，牙科和医学专业的学生可以从高效的学习策略中受益。一种策略可能是使用嵌入不同多媒体资源的个性化设计教育软件进行准备。本研究的目的是确定与类似于传统教科书的电子书相比，这样一个程序的效率。
美因茨约翰内斯·古腾堡大学的牙科学生通过了关于牙源性肿瘤主题的入学多项选择题测试，然后被随机分为两组。之后，两组有14天时间通过学习软件或电子书学习牙源性肿瘤主题。然后进行期末考试并比较两组。
进行了比较组平均值的最小显著差异事后分析。显著性水平为<0.05。
71名学生参与了该研究。虽然来自第一和第二临床学期的学生使用电子书取得了显著更好的成绩和进步，但在第三和第五临床学期的学生中观察到相反的效果，他们使用软件取得了显著更好的成绩和进步。
根据临床经验和知识，多媒体教育软件可以帮助牙科专业的学生提高备考效率。
