Use of learning media by undergraduate medical students in pharmacology: a prospective cohort study.

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Author(s): Gutmann J;Gutmann J; Kühbeck F; Kühbeck F; Berberat PO; Berberat PO; Fischer MR; Fischer MR; Engelhardt S; Engelhardt S; Sarikas A; Sarikas A
Source:
PloS one [PLoS One] 2015 Apr 07; Vol. 10 (4), pp. e0122624. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Apr 07 (Print Publication: 2015).
Publication Type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Language:
English

Additional Information
- Source:
  Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE
- Publication Information:
  Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science
- Subject Terms:
  Education, Medical, Undergraduate*; Pharmacology/*education; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Prospective Studies ; Students, Medical ; Young Adult
- Abstract:
  The ubiquity of the internet and computer-based technologies has an increasing impact on higher education and the way students access information for learning. Moreover, there is a paucity of information about the quantitative and qualitative use of learning media by the current student generation. In this study we systematically analyzed the use of digital and non-digital learning resources by undergraduate medical students. Daily online surveys and semi-structured interviews were conducted with a cohort of 338 third year medical students enrolled in a general pharmacology course. Our data demonstrate a predominant use of digital over non-digital learning resources (69 ± 7% vs. 31 ± 7%; p < 0.01) by students. Most used media for learning were lecture slides (26.8 ± 3.0%), apps (22.0 ± 3.7%) and personal notes (15.5 ± 2.7%), followed by textbooks (> 300 pages) (10.6 ± 3.3%), internet search (7.9 ± 1.6%) and e-learning cases (7.6 ± 3.0%). When comparing learning media use of teaching vs. pre-exam self-study periods, textbooks were used significantly less during self-study (-55%; p < 0.01), while exam questions (+334%; p < 0.01) and e-learning cases (+176%; p < 0.01) were utilized more. Taken together, our study revealed a high prevalence and acceptance of digital learning resources by undergraduate medical students, in particular mobile applications.
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- Publication Date:
  Date Created: 20150408 Date Completed: 20160104 Latest Revision: 20231111
- Publication Date:
  20231215
- Accession Number:
  PMC4388621
- Accession Number:
  10.1371/journal.pone.0122624
- Accession Number:
  25849565

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