Background: Because research is not featured in the present MBBS curriculum, medical students are lacking in knowledge. As a result, we decided to evaluate the efficacy of WhatsApp Messenger as a teaching-learning medium using the theme of 'Medical Research.' There has been very little research on the educational impact of digital platforms like WhatsApp. We used the WhatsApp messenger programme to determine its efficacy as a supplement to medical research education and to examine students' opinions of e-learning.
Methods: A prospective analytical interventional investigation was carried out after gaining ethical approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee. A self-designed comprehensive questionnaire was used to assess medical students' understanding. Following the intervention, a series of modules were sent out and discussed in WhatsApp study groups, followed by an assessment of the participants' knowledge levels.
Results: Using the paired t-test, the study participants' post-intervention knowledge of medical research (Mean = 10.13, Median = 10, Range = 0-21) was statistically significantly higher than their baseline knowledge of medical research (Mean = 6.76, Median = 7, Range = 0-16) in the pre-intervention evaluation.
Conclusions: Due to the rising availability of affordable and user-friendly smart phones in every generation, teachers and students alike are increasingly adopting WhatsApp. WhatsApp has the ability to enhance academic learning by becoming a natural teaching modality. To make it a more fun and acceptable tool for teaching and learning, essential actions might be taken to address the flaws that students have identified.
Author (S) Details
Alhad A. Mulkalwar
Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai – 400 012, Maharashtra, India.
Amit V. Dashputra
Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai – 400 012, Maharashtra, India.
Afrid T. Jaipuri
Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai – 400 012, Maharashtra, India.
Pallavi V. Sutar
Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai – 400 012, Maharashtra, India.
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