Harris David M, Chiang Michael
Medical Education, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.
Academic Affairs, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Mar 27;14(3):e23530. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23530. eCollection 2022 Mar.
It is well known that undergraduate medical education demands learners to master large amounts of material. To help cope with learning, medical students have resorted to e-learning resources that include video lectures, visual mnemonics, and flashcard systems. The purpose of the current study was to determine the usage of Anki (Damien Elmes, https://apps.ankiweb.net/) among first-year medical students in an integrated first-year module consisting of anatomy and physiology. Additionally, this study aimed to elucidate how students used Anki in conjunction with their lectures. Sixty first-year medical students were recruited in a twelve-week longitudinal study consisting of three surveys (Weeks 1, 7, and 13) about usage of Anki and their perceptions of how to use it with formal lecture. About 70% of participants utilized Anki in the course and the usage increased significantly from Week 1 to Weeks 7 and 13. There was variation to how many days a week students used Anki. Survey data shows that students value formal lectures and prefer to supplement their studies with Anki. A large proportion of first-year medical students use Anki to supplement their studies. Faculty should consider ways to incorporate Anki into their teaching to facilitate student learning through active recall and spaced repetition.
众所周知，本科医学教育要求学习者掌握大量知识。为了帮助应对学习，医学生求助于电子学习资源，包括视频讲座、视觉记忆法和抽认卡系统。本研究的目的是确定在由解剖学和生理学组成的一年级综合模块中，一年级医学生对Anki（达米安·埃尔姆斯，https://apps.ankiweb.net/）的使用情况。此外，本研究旨在阐明学生如何将Anki与他们的课程讲座结合使用。在一项为期12周的纵向研究中招募了60名一年级医学生，该研究包括三项关于Anki使用情况以及他们对如何将其与正式讲座结合使用的看法的调查（第1周、第7周和第13周）。约70%的参与者在课程中使用Anki，其使用量从第1周到第7周和第13周显著增加。学生每周使用Anki的天数存在差异。调查数据表明，学生重视正式讲座，并且更喜欢用Anki来辅助他们的学习。很大一部分一年级医学生使用Anki来辅助学习。教师应考虑将Anki纳入教学的方法，以通过主动回忆和间隔重复促进学生学习。
