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The use of video‐clips as a teaching aide

2011; Wiley; Volume: 16; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1600-0579.2011.00724.x

1600-0579

William A. Smith, Reisha Rafeek, Shivaughn Marchan, Amit Paryag,

Social Media in Health Education

Abstract Introduction: Video‐clips of tooth preparations recorded with a digital head‐mounted camera replaced live demonstrations midway in a preclinical operative dentistry course. DVDs of the video‐clips were made available to the students for home use. Aims: The aim of this study was to determine whether the use of these video‐clips had any impact on students’ practical examination results and to analyse students’ opinions of this new technology and the perceived impact on their learning. Methods: A questionnaire was administered to all students ( n = 26) who completed the course, asking their opinions on the video‐clips. The results of student practical examinations before the introduction of the camera were compared with those after the video‐clips were available and also to the examination outcomes of the previous year’s students (ANOVA, P < 0.05). Results: Twenty‐one students completed the questionnaire. Sixteen students (76%) preferred the video‐clips to the live demonstrations, and 12 students (57%) made and reviewed the DVDs at home. They expressed a preference for the videos to be made available online or as podcasts. Twelve students (57%) felt that one‐to‐one supervision was more effective developing their competence in tooth preparations when compared to their viewing of the video‐clips. There were no statistically significant differences between the practical examination results. Conclusion: In this group of students, video‐clips were the preferred method of demonstration of tooth preparations in the preclinical environment. However, students perceived their learning to be facilitated more by one‐to‐one supervision. The students preferred to have the video‐clips made available to them online instead of in the form of a DVD. The introduction of this educational aide did not make a difference in practical examination results.