ERIC Number: EJ1235616
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 12
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Acoustic Labyrinth: Validation of a Game-Based Heart Auscultation Educational Tool
Coskun, Zeynep Nesrin; Adiguzel, Tufan; Çatak, Guven
World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, v11 n4 p245-256 2019
The aim of the study was to validate a prototype of a game-based educational tool for improving auscultation skills. The tool was presented to 12 medical school students studying at a foundation university. The data collection tools of the study were: Cardiac sound identification form, educational tool evaluation form and auscultation survey form. Key findings of the study were: (1) Each medical student increased their identification skills and retention was possible; (2) The most incorrectly identified heart sound was the most correctly identified heart sound after using the tool; (3) Medical students sided with the tool for it is flexible, quicker method of learning and getting feedback, can be used anytime, anywhere without interruption of daily life; (4) Since students felt skillful and epic, in real-World tackling problems, on the mission; saving lives, and competitive, they repeated the content otherwise they would not; (5) The tool created a hype and motivation for further learning; and (6) Tool was effective on the users with possible restricted acoustic capability which could imply findings might also be used for improving listening skills and musical ear.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Medical Students, Medical Education, Acoustics, Human Body, Physiology, Skill Development, Program Effectiveness, Identification, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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