Authors:
Michał S Karbownik, Anna Wiktorowska-Owczarek, Edward Kowalczyk, Paulina Kwarta, Łukasz Mokros, & Tadeusz Pietras
Abstract:
The effectiveness of an educational board game developed to teach the pharmacology of antimicrobial drugs to medical students was compared with the lecture-based seminar as a supplemental tool to improve short- and long-term knowledge retention and the perception of the learning method by students. A group of 124 students was randomized to board game and control groups. Short-term knowledge retention was assessed by comparing differences in post- and pre-tests scores, and long-term knowledge retention by comparing final examination scores. Both didactic methods seem to improve short-term knowledge retention to similar extent. Long-term knowledge retention of board game seminar participants was higher than those who attended the lecture-based seminar (ANCOVA, P = 0.035). The effect was most pronounced within 14 days after the intervention (ANOVA, P = 0.007). The board game was well perceived by the students. The board game seems to be a promising didactic tool, however, it should be further tested to assess its full educational utility.
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Reference:
Karbownik, M. S., Wiktorowska-Owczarek, A., Kowalczyk, E., Kwarta, P., Mokros, L., & Pietras, T. (2016) Board game versus lecture-based seminar in the teaching of pharmacology of antimicrobial drugs–a randomized controlled trial. FEMS Microbiol.