Serious game as oral histology learning strategy for undergraduate dental students; crossover randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral histology is perceived by dental students as a challenging subject and often struggle to recognize the long-term relevance of understanding the cells and tissues at the microscopic level. Serious games have been reported to have a positive effect on student cognitive skills and learning motivation. However, there is still a limited amount of research supporting the effectiveness of serious games as a learning method in dentistry. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of serious game of HistoRM as a complementary learning strategy for oral histology.

Methods

The study design was a crossover randomized controlled trial. A total of 74 first year dental students of Universitas Indonesia participated in the study and divided into 2 groups. Study intervent

SUBMITTER: Amir LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463426 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature