M-learning to Improve Professional Competencies in Health Sciences

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Education
• Interventions: Other: Traditional learning process; Device: M-learning application

• Registration Number: NCT03335397
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad de Granada

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-10-31
• Study Start: 2017-11-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-11-03
• Study First Posted: 2017-11-07
• Primary Completion: 2017-12-22
• Study Completion: 2018-07-31
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-08-22
• Last Update Posted: 2018-08-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

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)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control group	Traditional learning process	Participants receive traditional learning process (books, journals available in the University library).
M-learning group	M-learning application	Participants receive mobile app (m-learning application) with interactive content (quiz).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Multiple-choice questions	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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Satisfaction survey questionnaire	2-week intervention	Satisfaction is measured using Likert scale scores for different items, with higher values represent a better outcome.
Instructional Materials Motivation Survey	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.
Profile of Mood States	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).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Granada; 🇪🇸 Granada, Spain