Short-duration podcasts as a supplementary learning tool: perceptions of medical students and impact on assessment performance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Use of podcasts has several advantages in medical education. Podcasts can be of different types based on their length: short (1-5 min), moderate (6-15 min) and long (>15 min) duration. Short-duration podcasts are unique since they can deliver high-yield information in a short time. The perceptions of medical students towards short-duration podcasts are not well understood and this study aimed to analyze the same. An exploratory analysis of students' podcast usage and performance in summative assessments was also undertaken.

Methods

First-year medical students (N = 94) participated in the study. Eight audiovisual podcasts, each ≤3 min duration (3-MinuTe Lessons; 3MTLs) were developed for two topics in biochemistry. The podcasts were made available for students afte

SUBMITTER: Prakash SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5604391 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature