Sadler Jonathan, Wright Juliet, Vincent Timothy, Kurka Thomas, Howlett David
Department of Medical Education, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.
Department of Undergraduate Education, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.
BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn. 2020 Sep 24;7(5):293-296. doi: 10.1136/bmjstel-2020-000593. eCollection 2021.
Mobile applications (Apps) are popular in medical education; yet, the actual benefits for students are yet to be formally researched. Clinical And Professional Studies Unique Learning Environment (CAPSULE) is an App created by Brighton and Sussex Medical School. The App provides 650 cases offered to students in their final two years of the undergraduate programme. The App performed consistently well in student feedback, and therefore, a study into the educational benefits of the App was constructed.
A cross-sectional study was performed following two years of use by students to investigate the relationship between App usage and decile ranking.
The study found that the students who completed more cases tended to score higher per case (p value=0.0037). The study also found a trend between having higher case scores and being part of a stronger decile (p value=0.019).
Greater App usage was linked with performing better in the App itself and this was further associated with being in a stronger decile rank. From a user perspective, the data generated from the App could help with identifying students who are underperforming or help students to recognise areas on which they need to focus.
移动应用程序（应用）在医学教育中很受欢迎；然而，其对学生的实际益处尚未得到正式研究。临床与专业研究独特学习环境（CAPSULE）是布莱顿和萨塞克斯医学院创建的一款应用。该应用为本科课程最后两年的学生提供650个病例。该应用在学生反馈中表现一直良好，因此，开展了一项关于该应用教育益处的研究。
在学生使用两年后进行了一项横断面研究，以调查应用使用情况与十分位数排名之间的关系。
研究发现，完成病例更多的学生往往每个病例得分更高（p值=0.0037）。研究还发现病例得分较高与处于更高的十分位数之间存在一种趋势（p值=0.019）。
更多地使用该应用与在应用本身中的表现更好相关联，而这又进一步与处于更高的十分位数排名相关。从用户角度来看，该应用生成的数据有助于识别表现不佳的学生或帮助学生认识到他们需要关注的领域。
