Alzoubi Hiba, Karasneh Reema, Irshaidat Sara, Abuelhaija Yussuf, Abuorouq Saleh, Omeish Haya, Daromar Shrouq, Makhadmeh Naheda, Alqudah Mohammad, Abuawwad Mohammad T, Taha Mohammad J J, Baniamer Ansam, Abu Serhan Hashem
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Department of Pediatric, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.
JMIR Med Educ. 2023 Nov 24;9:e45372. doi: 10.2196/45372.
YouTube is considered one of the most popular sources of information among college students.
This study aimed to explore the use of YouTube as a pathology learning tool and its relationship with pathology scores among medical students at Jordanian public universities.
This cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study included second-year to sixth-year medical students from 6 schools of medicine in Jordan. The questionnaire was distributed among the students using social platforms over a period of 2 months extending from August 2022 to October 2022. The questionnaire included 6 attributes. The first section collected demographic data, and the second section investigated the general use of YouTube and recorded material. The remaining 4 sections targeted the participants who used YouTube to learn pathology including using YouTube for pathology-related content.
As of October 2022, 699 students were enrolled in the study. More than 60% (422/699, 60.4%) of the participants were women, and approximately 50% (354/699, 50.6%) were second-year students. The results showed that 96.5% (675/699) of medical students in Jordan were using YouTube in general and 89.1% (623/699) were using it as a source of general information. YouTube use was associated with good and very good scores among the users. In addition, 82.3% (575/699) of medical students in Jordan used YouTube as a learning tool for pathology in particular. These students achieved high scores, with 428 of 699 (61.2%) students scoring above 70%. Most participants (484/699, 69.2%) reported that lectures on YouTube were more interesting than classic teaching and the lectures could enhance the quality of learning (533/699, 76.3%). Studying via YouTube videos was associated with higher odds (odds ratio [OR] 3.86, 95% CI 1.33-11.18) and lower odds (OR 0.27, 95% CI 0.09-0.8) of achieving higher scores in the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system courses, respectively. Watching pathology lectures on YouTube was related to a better chance of attaining higher scores (OR 1.96, 95% CI 1.08-3.57). Surprisingly, spending more time watching pathology videos on YouTube while studying for examinations corresponded with lower performance, with an OR of 0.46 (95% CI 0.26-0.82).
YouTube may play a role in enhancing pathology learning, and aiding in understanding, memorization, recalling information, and obtaining higher scores. Many medical students in Jordan have positive attitudes toward using YouTube as a supplementary pathology learning tool. Based on this, it is recommended that pathology instructors should explore the use of YouTube and other emerging educational tools as potential supplementary learning resources.
YouTube被认为是大学生中最受欢迎的信息来源之一。
本研究旨在探讨YouTube作为病理学学习工具的使用情况及其与约旦公立大学医学生病理学成绩的关系。
这项基于问卷调查的横断面研究纳入了约旦6所医学院的二年级至六年级医学生。问卷于2022年8月至2022年10月的2个月时间内通过社交平台分发给学生。问卷包括6个属性。第一部分收集人口统计学数据，第二部分调查YouTube的一般使用情况和录制材料。其余4部分针对使用YouTube学习病理学的参与者，包括使用YouTube获取病理学相关内容。
截至2022年10月，699名学生参与了该研究。超过60%（422/699，60.4%）的参与者为女性，约50%（354/699，50.6%）为二年级学生。结果显示，约旦96.5%（675/699）的医学生普遍使用YouTube，89.1%（623/699）将其作为一般信息来源。YouTube的使用与使用者的良好和非常好的成绩相关。此外，约旦82.3%（575/699）的医学生特别将YouTube用作病理学学习工具。这些学生取得了高分，699名学生中有428名（61.2%）得分高于70%。大多数参与者（484/699，69.2%）报告称，YouTube上的讲座比传统教学更有趣，并且这些讲座可以提高学习质量（533/699，76.3%）。通过YouTube视频学习与在中枢神经系统和周围神经系统课程中取得更高分数的较高几率（优势比[OR]3.86，95%置信区间1.33 - 11.18）和较低几率（OR 0.27，95%置信区间0.09 - 0.8）相关。观看YouTube上的病理学讲座与获得更高分数的更好机会相关（OR 1.96，95%置信区间1.08 - 3.57）。令人惊讶的是，在考试复习时花更多时间观看YouTube上的病理学视频与较低的成绩相关，OR为0.46（95%置信区间0.26 - 0.82）。
YouTube可能在加强病理学学习、帮助理解、记忆、回忆信息以及获得更高分数方面发挥作用。约旦许多医学生对将YouTube用作病理学辅助学习工具持积极态度。基于此，建议病理学教师探索使用YouTube和其他新兴教育工具作为潜在的辅助学习资源。
