Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Doctor of Dental Surgery Program, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Anat Sci Educ. 2023 Jul-Aug;16(4):666-676. doi: 10.1002/ase.2257. Epub 2023 Feb 5.
Odontogenic orofacial space infection is an important topic in the dental curriculum. However, dental students do encounter difficulties in identifying the patterns of odontogenic infection spreading through fascial spaces. The implementation of game concepts might allow them to actively learn this topic by engagement. This research aimed to develop a game for learning about the orofacial spaces and to evaluate its implementation whether a competitive or collaborative approach would be more effective for dental undergraduates. 'Trace the Spread' has been developed as a table-top board game, consisting of a main board presenting the anatomical map of a human model and two types of cards (quest and action cards). Eight groups of four students were randomly assigned into either the collaboration or competition group. The students were given pre- and post-knowledge assessments to evaluate knowledge improvement after game completion, where they were asked to rate their satisfaction toward the game using a paper-based questionnaire. The findings demonstrated a significant increase in the knowledge assessment scores after game completion in both collaboration (p < 0.001) and competition groups (p = 0.003). The score improvement of the collaboration group was significantly higher than that of the competition group (p < 0.001). The students tended to show satisfaction with the game, in which the collaboration group rated the game more positively compared to the competitive approach. This game appeared to be effective for learning orofacial space infections, and the learning environment within the collaborative group was found to be more supportive in terms of knowledge improvement and satisfaction.
牙源性口腔颌面部间隙感染是口腔医学课程中的一个重要课题。然而，口腔医学生确实在识别牙源性感染通过筋膜间隙扩散的模式方面存在困难。实施游戏概念可能使他们通过参与积极学习这一主题。本研究旨在开发一种学习口腔颌面部间隙的游戏，并评估其实施效果，即竞争或合作方法对口腔医学本科生更有效。“追踪传播”已被开发为桌面棋盘游戏，由一个呈现人体模型解剖图谱的主棋盘和两种类型的卡片（任务和动作卡片）组成。将八组四名学生随机分配到合作或竞争组。学生在游戏完成前后进行知识评估，以评估游戏完成后知识的提高情况，并使用纸质问卷评估他们对游戏的满意度。研究结果表明，在合作组（p < 0.001）和竞争组（p = 0.003）中，游戏完成后知识评估分数均显著提高。合作组的分数提高明显高于竞争组（p < 0.001）。学生对游戏表现出满意，其中合作组对游戏的评价比竞争方法更积极。该游戏似乎对学习口腔颌面部间隙感染有效，并且在合作组中发现学习环境在知识提高和满意度方面更具支持性。
