Question banks: credit? Or debit? A qualitative exploration of their use among medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Online question banks are the most widely used education resource amongst medical students. Despite this there is an absence of literature outlining how and why they are used by students. Drawing on Deci and Ryan's self-determination theory, our study aimed to explore why and how early-stage medical students use question banks in their learning and revision strategies.

Methods

The study was conducted at Newcastle University Medical School (United Kingdom and Malaysia). Purposive, convenience and snowball sampling of year two students were employed. Ten interviews were conducted. Thematic analysis was undertaken iteratively, enabling exploration of nascent themes. Data collection ceased when no new perspectives were identified.

Results

Students' motivation t

SUBMITTER: Fisher J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11127331 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature