Gamification in medical education

Ahmed, Maroof; Sherwani, Yusuf; Al-Jibury, Osama; Najim, Muhammad; Rabee, Riham; Ashraf, Muhammad

doi:10.3402/meo.v20.29536

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“…While there has been much interest expressed in the use of serious games and gamification of eLearning tools (Ahmed et al, 2015;McCoy, Lewis, & Dalton, 2016;Nevin et al, 2014;(Graafland, Schraagen, & Schijven, 2012), we note that there has been little actual activity in this area. Graafland et al only found 30 examples of serious games in a systematic review and noted that most of these were not validated as educational tools.…”

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Medical Careers: an online game to study online gaming and process addictions

Topps¹,

Topps²,

Lee³

et al. 2017

MedEdPublish

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As part of an e-learning project for medical students, designed to highlight some problems and approaches around addictions, we created some virtual patients to accompany an online primer. For the section on process addictions, we created an online game, modeled on the classic board game 'Careers'. In this article, we describe how we used the OpenLabyrinth educational research platform to create a virtual scenario that could be played by 1-4 students, using a web browser. The internal activity metrics generated by OpenLabyrinth afford a very detailed look at what learners do within the game and how the game performs. We note some frustrations at engaging project reviewers and some mismatched expectations about e-learning resource usage. The e-learning resources are available for wider use and we encourage groups who might be interested in simple gamification approaches and learning analytics to explore these resources.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 89%

Medical Careers: an online game to study online gaming and process addictions

Topps¹,

Topps²,

Lee³

et al. 2017

MedEdPublish

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“…In other words, gamification occurs by application of a "serious" computer game. In the system of higher medical education it is provided by using electronic or online leaning software -virtual patients [24].…”

Section: Game Technologies In Higher Medical Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[1], K. Buhaichuk [2], A. Hurzhiy and V. Lapinskyi [3], H. Lavrentieva [4], S. Lytvynova, О. Melnyc et al The issues of mobile learning were researched by T. Kaluha [5], О. Semerikov [6] et al Theoretical and methodological basis of EMT implementation in professional medical training were analyzed and discussed by R. Battat [7], M. Gidda [8], V. Joynes [9], P. George [10], I. Doherty [11], R. Ellaway [12], R. Kassamali [13], Comstock J. [14], K. Masters [15], M. O'Connell [16], C. Pimmer [17] et al; peculiarities of Web 2.0 and social media application for professional learning purposes of medical students were described by G. Eysenbach [18], P. Cartledge [19], C. Loughlin [20], A. Osman [21], A. Raikos [22], B. Hughes [23] et al The gamification processes were researched by M. Ahmed [24], B. Cugelman [25], I. Nicolaidou [26] et al…”

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Application of Mobile Technologies in the Process of Teaching Future Physicians at the Universities of the Usa

Maniuk

Kuchumova

2019

ITLT

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The development as well as the global and local spread of mobile devices, mainly smart phones and tablets, have led to the emergence of a new direction of electronic learning in the field of higher medical education, namely mobile learning. This phenomenon causes continuous research, study and application of mobile technologies for learning purposes by medical students and academics. In order to make mobile learning effective, higher medical institutions have to take proper measures. The academic staff should create required learning tools and methodological support, provide proper material and technical conditions for the efficient and safe usage of mobile technologies. The researchers should study the experience of developed countries in this direction. A profound analysis of foreign scientific evidence has shown that the USA ranks a leading position in this branch of innovation. This country has a long history of implementing mobile technologies into the undergraduate university training aimed at improving clinical thinking and communication skills of future physicians. Thus, our paper highlights: the conditions of implementation of electronic mobile technologies in the US higher medical education; current state of their application at medical schools and colleges of the USA; the requirements and risks of new technologies application in university training of future physicians; potentials of social media and gaming technologies as the professional training tools at US higher medical institutions. Priceless experience of the USA should be taken into account while designing new curricula and modernizing an academic process at undergraduate level in Ukraine. The preliminary conditions for this process primarily include the use of mobile applications, social media tools and “smart games” for learning. The electronic mobile technologies involving the tactics of a serious learning game are promising and can aid evolution of m-learning in the Ukrainian higher medical education institutions. However, electronic mobile technologies, including the above listed tools applied in the academic process could be beneficial only in case of their gradual, methodologically correct, grounded and controlled implementation and usage involving proper on-line behavior – digital professionalism.

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“…The concept of gamification, which incorporates game elements in non-game scenarios, is another innovative and important strategy to overcome the barriers of traditional summary platforms. Studies have shown that the use of this tool in education can increase user adherence and participation in digital platforms 8 .…”

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Development and Evaluation of a Crowdsourcing Platform for Education and Evidence-Based Medical Decision-Making

Santos

Sztajnberg

Machado

et al. 2019

Rev. bras. educ. med.

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RESUMOO processo de educação para tomada de decisão médica tem passado por mudanças nos últimos anos.Anteriormente suportada por material impresso, a resolução de problemas da prática clínica passou a contar recentemente com a ajuda de ferramentas digitais conhecidas como plataformas de sumários. Médicos e estudantes de Medicina têm utilizado tais ferramentas quando têm dúvidas encontradas nos cenários de prática. Essas plataformas apresentam como vantagem a presença de conteúdo de alta qualidade, baseado em evidências e sempre atualizado. Sua popularização deu-se sobretudo com a ascensão do uso da internet e, mais recentemente, de dispositivos móveis como tablets e smartphones, facilitando seu uso na prática clínica. Apesar de amplamente disponíveis, a maioria das plataformas atuais apresenta diversas barreiras de acesso, como custo, idioma estrangeiro e não ser adaptada à epidemiologia brasileira. Uma plataforma gratuita e totalmente nacional de sumários médicos baseados em evidências foi proposta, por meio do conceito da construção colaborativa, para contornar essas barreiras. Além disso, foram implementados conceitos de gamificação. Também há a possibilidade de avaliação pelos próprios usuários, que atribuem notas a cada conteúdo desenvolvido. A plataforma foi construída mediante ferramentas tecnológicas modernas e disponibilizada para web e aplicativo para dispositivos móveis. Após o desenvolvimento, um processo de avaliação foi conduzido pelos pesquisadores para atestar a validade do conteúdo, a usabilidade e a satisfação dos usuários. Foram aplicados questionários e ferramentas de avaliação consolidados na literatura. O processo de desenvolvimento da plataforma digital fomentou a interdisciplinaridade, por intermédio do envolvimento de profissionais da área médica e de tecnologia da informação. O trabalho também permitiu a reflexão sobre os processos educacionais inovadores, nos quais o aprendizado fundamentado em problemas da vida real e a construção de conhecimento de forma colaborativa estão integrados. Os resultados da avaliação apontam que a plataforma criada pode se tornar uma alternativa factível para tomada de decisão médica baseada em evidências. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE EDUCAÇÃO MÉDICA 43 (1 Supl. 1) : 513 -524 ; 2019 514 Álisson Oliveira dos Santos et al. ABSTRACTThe medical education for clinical decision-making has undergone changes in recent years. Previously supported by printed material, problem solving in clinical practice has recently been aided by digital tools known as summaries platforms. Doctors and medical students have been using such tools from questions found in practice scenarios. These platforms have the advantage of high-quality, evidence-based and always up-to-date content. Its popularization was mainly due to the rise of the internet use and, more recently, of mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, facilitating their use in clinical practice. Despite this platform is widely available, the most of them actually present several access barriers as costs, foreign language a...

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Gamification in medical education

Cited by 43 publications

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Medical Careers: an online game to study online gaming and process addictions

Medical Careers: an online game to study online gaming and process addictions

Application of Mobile Technologies in the Process of Teaching Future Physicians at the Universities of the Usa

Development and Evaluation of a Crowdsourcing Platform for Education and Evidence-Based Medical Decision-Making

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