Evaluation of the Effect of Interactive Knowledge Elements in Online Courses on Long-term Knowledge Retention among Medical Students
Objective To explore the role and effect of introducing interactive knowledge elements in the teaching pro-cess of online courses for medical students on long-term knowledge retention.Methods A total of 100 medical stu-dents who participated in teaching at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Tongji University from September 2019 to September 2022 were selected as study objects.Students selected from September 2019 to August 2020 would be divided into the regular group,and students selected from September 2021 to September 2022 would be divided into the observation group,with 50 cases in each group.The regular group provides regular online course teaching,while the observation group introduces knowledge interactive elements into online course teaching.Statistically ana-lyze the test scores,evaluation of the teaching model and mastery of medical operation techniques of the two groups of students.Results There was no statistical significance in the comparison of the practical and theoretical scores of the two groups of students at the completion of teaching,1 month and 3 months after teaching,the differences were not sta-tistically significant(all P>0.05).6 months after teaching,the practical and theoretical scores of students in the obser-vation group were significantly better than those in the regular group,the differences were statistically significant(both P<0.05).The satisfaction of the teaching model by the students in the observation group(98.00%)was significantly higher than that in the regular group(82.00%),the difference was statistically significant(χ2=7.111,P<0.05).After teaching,the students in the observation group had significantly higher scores on knowledge,skills,beliefs and atti-tudes regarding medical operation techniques than those in the conventional group,the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).Conclusion The knowledge interactive elements in online courses have a significant effect on the long-term knowledge retention of medical students.
Medical studentsOnline coursesKnowledge interactive elementsLong-term knowledge retentionTeaching effect