M-learning to Improve Professional Competencies in Health Sciences

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Education

Treatments: Device: M-learning application; Other: Traditional learning process

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03335397

PID 16-54

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a mobile application is useful for improving knowledge about professional competencies in students enrolled in Health Sciences degrees.

Full description

The learning environment in Higher Education as well as autonomous work of students, mobile technology is increasingly present due to the mass use of mobile devices and the development of high speed in data transmission, which provides today the possibility of being able to access in real time a great amount of information.

M-learning is defined as the ability to access educational resources, tools and materials using a mobile device anytime and anywhere.

Considering the advantages of this technology, m-learning can be a real option to the traditional teaching-learning method by encouraging the active participation of students in their own learning process.

Therefore, this educational innovation study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and the use of a mobile application as a complementary learning strategy in interactive format for the acquisition of professional competencies in Health Sciences.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Signed informed consent
• Access last generation mobile phone
• Enroll 1º course Health Sciences degrees
• Basic english knowledge

Exclusion criteria

• Prior experience in Fundaments subject (second enrolment or more not allowed)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

M-learning group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants receive mobile app (m-learning application) with interactive content (quiz).

Treatment:

Device: M-learning application

Control group

Other group

Description:

Participants receive traditional learning process (books, journals available in the University library).

Treatment:

Other: Traditional learning process