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NCT Number: NCT03335397

M-learning to Improve Professional Competencies in Health Sciences

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Education Alzheimer Disease Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Dementia Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders Neurodegenerative Diseases Tauopathies

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Granada

Granada, 18071, Spain

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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)

Treatment and study plan

M-learning application

Device

Mobile application with interactive contents available for android platform and Apple's operating system.

Traditional learning process

Other

Traditional content available in university library.

Primary outcomes

  1. Multiple-choice questions

    Time frame: Change scores: Baseline, 2-week intervention

    The knowledge gain is evaluated using a 20-item multiple-choice questions (MCQs), a learning assessment tool with a minimum of 0 points and maximum of 10 points, with higher values represent a better outcome.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Instructional Materials Motivation Survey

    Time frame: 2-week intervention

    The level of learning motivation is evaluated using Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS). The IMMS consists of four domains: attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction, with a total of 36 questions on a 5-point Likert scale. Possible scores range from 36 to 180, with a higher score indicative of a higher level of learning motivation.

  2. Satisfaction survey questionnaire

    Time frame: 2-week intervention

    Satisfaction is measured using Likert scale scores for different items, with higher values represent a better outcome.

  3. Profile of Mood States

    Time frame: Change scores: Baseline, 2-week intervention

    The Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaire is a measure of emotional state. It contains 65 items assessing mood state, which are grouped into six subscales: tension-anxiety, depression-dejection, anger-hostility, vigour-activity, fatigue-inertia and confusion-bewilderment. The score rate is a Likert scale (not at all: 0; a little: 1; moderately: 2; quite a lot: 3; extremely: 4).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad de Granada

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Interactive Learning Strategies Using M-learning for Improving Professional Competencies in Health Sciences

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Nov 7, 2017
Registry last updated
Aug 24, 2018

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