INTRODUCTION: Mobile learning enables users to interact with educational resources while in variable locations. Medical students in residency positions need to assimilate considerable knowledge besides their practical training and we therefore aimed to evaluate the impact of using short message service via cell phone as a learning tool in residents of Obstetrics and Gynecology in our hospital. METHODS: We sent short messages including data about breast cancer to the cell phones of 25 residents of gynecology and obstetrics and asked them to study a well-designed booklet containing another set of information about the disease in the same period. The rate of learning derived from the two methods was compared by pre- and post-tests and self-satisfaction assessed by a relevant questionnaire at the end of the program. RESULTS: The mobile learning method had a significantly better effect on learning and created more interest in the subject. CONCLUSION: Learning via receiving SMS can be an effective and appealing method of knowledge acquisition in higher levels of education.
INTRODUCTION: Mobile learning enables users to interact with educational resources while in variable locations. Medical students in residency positions need to assimilate considerable knowledge besides their practical training and we therefore aimed to evaluate the impact of using short message service via cell phone as a learning tool in residents of Obstetrics and Gynecology in our hospital. METHODS: We sent short messages including data about breast cancer to the cell phones of 25 residents of gynecology and obstetrics and asked them to study a well-designed booklet containing another set of information about the disease in the same period. The rate of learning derived from the two methods was compared by pre- and post-tests and self-satisfaction assessed by a relevant questionnaire at the end of the program. RESULTS: The mobile learning method had a significantly better effect on learning and created more interest in the subject. CONCLUSION: Learning via receiving SMS can be an effective and appealing method of knowledge acquisition in higher levels of education.
Authors: Christopher J Gill; Bao Le Ngoc; Nafisa Halim; Ha Nguyen Viet; Anna Larson Williams; Tan Nguyen Van; Marion McNabb; Lien Tran Thi Ngoc; Ariel Falconer; Hai An Phan Ha; Julia Rohr; Hai Hoang; James Michiel; Tam Nguyen Thi Thanh; Liat Bird; Hoang Pham Vu; Mahlet Yeshitla; Nhu Ha Van; Lora Sabin Journal: PLoS One Date: 2016-11-18 Impact factor: 3.240