Mathur Medha, Samuel Sangeetha, Mathur Navgeet, Kaur Manjinder, Badyal Dinesh K
Department of Community Medicine, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Program Coordinator, Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Int J Appl Basic Med Res. 2024 Oct-Dec;14(4):266-272. doi: 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_334_24. Epub 2024 Nov 1.
A portfolio is a specific collection of student work and achievements in various areas. E-portfolio is an electronic collection that serves the purpose of storage and showcase with the ease of access for both students and evaluators. The knowledge and skills regarding immunization in medical students are of utmost importance for the successful implementation and conduction of the Universal Immunization Program in the country. Hence, this study proposed to use e-portfolio for learning and assessment of immunization in medical undergraduates.
The aims of this study were as follows: to develop an e-portfolio for learning and assessment in community medicine, to improve the knowledge of immunization schedules of undergraduates using e-portfolio, to improve the vaccination and counseling skills of undergraduates using e-portfolio, and to obtain feedback regarding the e-portfolio from students and faculty.
This interventional educational study was conducted at a tertiary care medical college including 48 students of Phase III MBBS after informed consent was signed. Prevalidated questionnaire and checklist were used for data collection. Students wrote reflections and uploaded their videos of immunization skills and counseling on the e-portfolio and 5 faculty members assessed the students and provided feedback to students. Feedback on the e-portfolio was taken at the end, and descriptive and qualitative analysis was done. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the institutional ethics committee.
The e-portfolio was found to be effective in showcasing the progress and learning of the students. E-portfolio improved knowledge, skills, self-directed learning, and reflective writing. The competency of immunization improved after the use of e-portfolio ( < 0.001). Faculty and students had high satisfaction with the e-portfolio and found the e-portfolio to be innovative, convenient to use, and easily accessible.
E-portfolio is user-friendly and effective in imparting and assessing immunization competency. The use of this intervention for other topics is recommended.
档案袋是学生在各个领域的学习成果和成就的特定集合。电子档案袋是一种电子集合，用于存储和展示，方便学生和评估人员访问。医学生关于免疫接种的知识和技能对于该国成功实施和开展扩大免疫规划至关重要。因此，本研究建议使用电子档案袋来学习和评估医学本科生的免疫接种情况。
本研究的目的如下：开发一个用于社区医学学习和评估的电子档案袋；使用电子档案袋提高本科生对免疫接种计划的了解；使用电子档案袋提高本科生的疫苗接种和咨询技能；从学生和教师那里获得关于电子档案袋的反馈。
这项干预性教育研究在一所三级医疗医学院进行，48名医学学士三年级学生签署知情同意书后参与。使用预先验证的问卷和清单收集数据。学生撰写反思并在电子档案袋上上传他们的免疫接种技能和咨询视频，5名教师对学生进行评估并向学生提供反馈。最后收集对电子档案袋的反馈，并进行描述性和定性分析。该研究获得了机构伦理委员会的伦理批准。
发现电子档案袋在展示学生的进步和学习方面是有效的。电子档案袋提高了知识、技能、自主学习和反思性写作能力。使用电子档案袋后免疫接种能力有所提高（<０.００１）。教师和学生对电子档案袋高度满意，认为电子档案袋具有创新性、使用方便且易于访问。
电子档案袋用户友好，在传授和评估免疫接种能力方面有效。建议将此干预措施用于其他主题。
