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Thijssen, DHJ, Hopman, MTE, van Wijngaarden, MT, Hoenderop, JGJ, Bindels, RJM and Eijsvogels, TMH (2019) The impact of feedback during formative testing on study behaviour and performance of (bio)medical students: a randomised controlled study. BMC Medical Education, 19 (1). ISSN 1472-6920
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: A potential concern of formative testing using web-based applications ("apps") is provision of limited feedback. Adopting a randomised controlled trial in 463 first year (bio) medical students, we explored if providing immediate, detailed feedback during "app"-based formative testing can further improve study behaviour and study performance of (bio)medical students. METHODS: Students had access to a formative testing "app", which involved 7 formative test modules throughout the 4-week course. In a randomised order, subjects received the "app" with (n = 231, intervention) or without (n = 232, control) detailed feedback during the formative test modules. RESULTS: No differences in app-use was found between groups (P = 0.15), whereas the intervention group more frequently reviewed information compared to controls (P = 0.007). Exam scores differed between non-/moderate-/intensive- users of the "app" (P < 0.001). No differences in exam scores were found between intervention (6.6 ± 1.1) versus control (6.6 ± 1.1, P = 0.18). Time spent studying was significantly higher compared to previous courses in moderate- and intensive-users (P = 0.006 and < 0.001, respectively), but not in non-users (P = 0.55). Time spent studying did not differ between groups (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Providing detailed feedback did not further enhance the effect of a web-based application of formative testing on study behaviour or study performance in (bio)medical students, possibly because of a ceiling-effect.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy, 1117 Public Health and Health Services |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Sport & Exercise Sciences |
| Publisher: | BioMed Central |
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| Date Deposited: | 10 May 2019 09:22 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 09:26 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1186/s12909-019-1534-x |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/10658 |
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