Back to Search
Start Over
The Effect of Passive and Active Education Methods Applied in Repetition Activities on the Retention of Anatomical Knowledge
- Source :
- Anatomical Sciences Education, 13, 4, pp. 458-466, Anatomical Sciences Education, 13, 458-466, Anatomical Sciences Education
- Publication Year :
- 2020
-
Abstract
- Contains fulltext : 220717.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) This study examines the long-term retention of anatomical knowledge from 180 students after various repetition activities. The retention of anatomical knowledge was assessed by multiple-choice tests at five different points in time: before and after a course in Functional Anatomy, before and after repetition activities that occurred 14 weeks after this course, and 28 weeks after this course to establish long-term retention. Students were divided into five groups: one without any repetition activity, one with a restricted repetition activity (the multiple-choice test), and three groups that were offered repetition activities (traditional lecture, e-learning module, and small group work in the dissection room). During all three repetition activities the same information was conveyed, and this content was not revisited in other courses for the duration of the study. The results showed that students who did not engage in a repetition activity scored significantly lower on the long-term retention test compared to all other groups (ANCOVA: P = 0.0001). Pair-wise comparison with estimated means showed that the other four groups, regardless of the type of repeating activity, did not differ in the amount of knowledge they retained during any of the five assessments (P = 0.008, P = 0.0001, P = 0.001, and P = 0.0001, respectively). This study suggests that the type of repetition activity has no effect on knowledge retention both immediately following the activity and in the long term. It is concluded that the repetition of anatomical knowledge in any form is beneficial for students and will likely improve student outcomes in a curriculum that builds on prior knowledge.
- Subjects :
- Male
Research Report
Embryology
medicine.medical_specialty
Students, Medical
Time Factors
repetition
Histology
Adolescent
Other Research Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience [Radboudumc 0]
biomedical education
Audiology
knowledge retention
Healthcare improvement science Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 18]
Young Adult
active learning
medicine
Humans
Group work
Netherlands
Repetition (rhetorical device)
undergraduate education
Knowledge level
Retention, Psychology
Research Reports
Problem-Based Learning
General Medicine
Knowledge retention
Test (assessment)
Anatomical knowledge
Functional anatomy
Active learning
Female
Curriculum
Educational Measurement
gross anatomy education
Anatomy
medical education
Psychology
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19359772
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Anatomical Sciences Education, 13, 4, pp. 458-466, Anatomical Sciences Education, 13, 458-466, Anatomical Sciences Education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3c31f8026bdcd6595df26567756278b9