Pros and Cons of Audience Response Systems in the Education of Health Professionals

Denkewicz, Ryan

doi:10.15694/mep.2019.000182.1

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“…ARS technology consists of handheld devices (called clickers) connected to software which enables collection and display of student responses in the classroom through the teacher's computer. [7] Teacher can display a multiple-choice question in the Powerpoint presentation and students can use their clicker devices (mobile phones) to select their answer. The system collects the responses and displays them in graphic format.…”

Section: Strategies To Make Lectures Interactivementioning

confidence: 99%

Undergraduate Dermatology: Interactive Teaching Strategies in a Lecture

Arora

2023

IJPGD

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An evolving need for learner centric approach in teaching calls for innovative methods that can be utilised by teachers in the classroom and clinical setting. In this article, we have outlined few teaching strategies that can be used to make lectures more engaging and participative. These methods not only promote active learning but also increase attention, and encourage critical thinking in the audience.

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Section: Strategies To Make Lectures Interactivementioning

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Undergraduate Dermatology: Interactive Teaching Strategies in a Lecture

Arora

2023

IJPGD

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“…Audience response systems have been in use during presentation in form of clickers for quite some time now and have been found to ensure learner engagement. [16][17][18] Recently these systems have integrated into mobile devices and with the ubiquity of smartphones 19 and wireless internet access, provide a convenient way to integrate polls and quizzes in the presentations. (Table 4)…”

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Effective learner engagement strategies in visual presentations

Mohapatra¹,

Zayapragassarazan²

2021

JETHS

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An efficient teacher needs to communicate effectively with the audience, which in turn largely depends on an engaging presentation. The goal of any presentation is to inform, entertain, persuade or inspire and academic presentations primarily provide information, as in a classroom lecture or in a conference research paper.The department of medical education at our institute has been conducting the 'National course on educational sciences for teachers of health professionals' since last four decades. Since 2015, newer learner engagement strategies (LES) were incorporated into the program. We analysed the feedback data from participants with an aim to understand the impact of implementation of LES in the course. Literature was further explored to identify other LES in practice. We collected data of five national courses conducted during 2018 to 2020 at our Institute. The in-campus national faculty development course, which is spread over 6 days, consists of about 42 sessions involving nearly 28 presentations. One hundred thirty-five (n= 135) participants from all over India had participated in this course during the period under review. Newer strategies must be used to engage new generation of learners during presentations. The best way to engage learners is by having an interactive presentation with a structured narrative that holds their attention and allows them to participate in the presentation process. Medical teachers should make themselves familiar with digital tools which help in interactive teaching. Further prospective research studies need to be carried out to understand outcomes and improve strategies of learner engagement.

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“…Audience response systems (ARS) are another retrieval practice method that can improve learning outcomes (6). In medical students, ARS use positively correlated with final examination scores in all curriculum blocks (7).…”

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“…A meta-analysis of over 26,000 learners, in a wide variety of educational programs, demonstrated improvement in educational outcomes (10). Other benefits include improvements in student engagement, active learning, class attendance, enjoyment, and formative assessment (6).…”

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Interactive retrieval practice in renal physiology improves performance on customized National Board of Medical Examiners examination of medical students

Anders

Vuk

Rhee

2022

Advances in Physiology Education

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Retrieval practice improves long-term retention. Use of interactive retrieval practice in large group, in-person and online live classes, in combination with outside resources, is unreported for medical physiology classes. The primary study purpose was to compare student cohorts' performance with or without retrieval practice in renal physiology classes, relative to the national average on customized national examinations in renal physiology, non-physiology, and all questions. The secondary purpose was to examine the students' educational experience. For the primary purpose, we used a non-equivalent group, post-test only design. For the secondary purpose, we used cross-sectional and qualitative designs. We analyzed examination results of 684 students in four academic years. For renal physiology questions, students performed significantly better in years with retrieval practice compared to years without it (P < 0.001). There was no change in non-physiology scores over the four years. Performance in all questions, too, significantly improved (P < 0.001). A large majority (86%) of students indicated retrieval practice helped them learn renal physiology. Student ratings of quality in online classes, which featured interactive retrieval practice, were higher than that of in-person classes (P < 0.001). Qualitative analysis revealed students found interactive retrieval practice, scaffolding, outside resources, and the instructor's teaching style helpful. Educators in medical physiology classes can use our findings to implement interactive retrieval practice.

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Pros and Cons of Audience Response Systems in the Education of Health Professionals

Cited by 5 publications

References 73 publications

Undergraduate Dermatology: Interactive Teaching Strategies in a Lecture

Undergraduate Dermatology: Interactive Teaching Strategies in a Lecture

Effective learner engagement strategies in visual presentations

Interactive retrieval practice in renal physiology improves performance on customized National Board of Medical Examiners examination of medical students

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