Creating and testing a GCP game in an asynchronous course environment: The game and future plans

Abstract

Introduction:The National Institute of Health has mandated good clinical practice (GCP) training for all clinical research investigators and professionals. We developed a GCP game using the Kaizen-Education platform. The GCP Kaizen game was designed to help clinical research professionals immerse themselves into applying International Conference on Harmonization GCP (R2) guidelines in the clinical research setting through case-based questions.Methods:Students were invited to participate in the GCP Kaizen game as part of their 100% online academic Masters during the Spring 2019 semester. The structure of the game consisted of 75 original multiple choice and 25 repeated questions stemming from fictitious vignettes that were distributed across 10 weeks. Each question presented a teachable rationale after the answers were submitted. At the end of the game, a satisfaction survey was issued to collect player satisfaction data on the game platform, content, experience as well as perceptions of GCP learning and future GCP concept application.Results:There were 71 total players who participated and answered at least one question. Of those, 53 (75%) answered all 100 questions. The game had a high Cronbach’s alpha, and item analyses provided information on question quality, thus assisting us in future quality edits before re-testing and wider dissemination.Conclusions:The GCP Kaizen game provides an alternative method for mandated GCP training using principles of gamification. It proved to be a reliable and an effective educational method with high player satisfaction.

Leveraging Technology and Gamification to Engage Learners in a Microbiology Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Education

“…The Kaizen Education software was developed at our institution in partnership with our National Institutes of Health (NIH)-Funded Center for Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). It has been used across many disciplines including graduate medical education, dentistry, undergraduate medical education, and to train in research methodology [12,[15][16][17]. The platform consists of two parts: a free, mobile application that users can download onto their personal device (iOS, Android, or web access available) and an online Game Manager Portal that guides educators through the creation of games.…”

Gamification and education: A pragmatic approach with two examples of implementation

“…The Kaizen-Education platform has been used across multiple settings including graduate and undergraduate/graduate medical and nursing education, education in research methods and even patient education. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14] While reports exist on the use of gamification to enhance focused educational settings, we report on two novel uses of our gamification platform to display areas of untapped potential of these techniques. First, we report on the use of gamification to expand a local training opportunity in rigor, reproducibility and transparency (R2T) for those pursuing biomedical research to a national audience.…”

“…Our vision was to create a software platform that enabled educators to leverage gamification to engage learners through question-driven and knowledge-based competitions. The Kaizen-Education platform has been used across multiple settings including graduate and undergraduate/graduate medical and nursing education, education in research methods and even patient education [8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. While reports exist on the use of gamification to enhance focused educational settings, we report on two novel uses of our gamification platform to display areas of untapped potential of these techniques.…”

Updating and evaluating a research best practices training course for social and behavioral research professionals

“…The training needs of the clinical and translational research workforce are evolving to include new scientific areas and good clinical practices (GCP). More specialized training for the Social and Behavioral Workforce who work under the clinical and translational research umbrella is particularly needed [1][2][3][4][5]. Progress has been made defining the important elements of health research training and using robust evaluation methods to assess the impact of training programs on the work of scholars, trainees, and research staff [6][7][8][9][10].…”