Alhassan Mohammed, Aldawsari Abdulrahman Mesfer, Alenazi Ammar, Al-Harbi Mohammed, Alhajri Rasheed A, Ofisan Salman Bin
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Med Sci Educ. 2023 Jun 8;33(4):825-828. doi: 10.1007/s40670-023-01810-2. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Reliance on PowerPoint (PPT) slides for self-studying may encourage lower-order cognition due to learning by rote dominating the educational process. On anecdotal evidence, PPT slides have become ubiquitous among Saudi medical students as the chief format of self-study material. We present the scale of the problem in Saudi medical colleges and then discuss the relevant potential implications and remedies. Using a piloted, face-validated, web-based, and self-administered questionnaire, we asked 379 medical students from 22 Saudi medical colleges to answer a few questions related to the use of PPT slides (and other resources) to self-study in preparation for the pediatric course final exam. By far, PPT slides represented the dominant format of self-study resources for most students ( = 359; 94.7%). One-third of students ( = 115; 30.3%) reported they had never or only rarely to occasionally used their basic pediatric textbooks for self-study. Most students ( = 260; 68.6%) reported that > 80% of the final written exam questions stemmed from the PPT slides provided by lecturers. As this study's result underscores the notion that PPT slides have become the customary primary self-study material used by Saudi medical students, we tried to discuss the associated threats to learning and teaching and suggest practical solutions.
由于死记硬背主导了教育过程，依靠PowerPoint（PPT）幻灯片进行自学可能会助长低阶认知。根据传闻证据，PPT幻灯片已在沙特医科学生中无处不在，成为自学材料的主要形式。我们先介绍沙特医学院校中这一问题的规模，然后讨论相关的潜在影响和补救措施。我们使用一份经过试点、具有表面效度、基于网络且可自行填写的问卷，让来自沙特22所医学院校的379名医科学生回答一些与使用PPT幻灯片（及其他资源）进行自学以准备儿科课程期末考试相关的问题。到目前为止，PPT幻灯片是大多数学生（n = 359；94.7%）自学资源的主要形式。三分之一的学生（n = 115；30.3%）报告称他们从未或只是很少偶尔使用基础儿科教科书进行自学。大多数学生（n = 260；68.6%）报告说，期末考试笔试中超过80%的问题来自讲师提供的PPT幻灯片。由于本研究结果强调了PPT幻灯片已成为沙特医科学生常用的主要自学材料这一观点，我们试图讨论与之相关的对学习和教学的威胁，并提出切实可行的解决方案。
