Intzar Hussain1, Rehan Ahmed Khan2, Usman Mahboob3, Muhammad Zahid Latif4, Khadija Waheed5. 1. Department of ophthalmology, Services Institute of Medical Sciences Lahore, Pakistan. 2. Islamic International Medical College, Riphah International University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 3. Assistant Professor of Medical Education, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar. 4. Azra Naheed Medical College, The Superior University Lahore, Pakistan. 5. Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department , King Edward Medical University, Lahore.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of Facebook and WhatsApp as learning tools for undergraduate medical students in ophthalmology. METHODS: The quantitative, quasi-experimental study was conducted at Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot, Pakistan from October 2017 to March 2018, and comprised 4th year medical students. A pre-test of ophthalmology topics was taken and participants were divided into Facebook and WhatsApp groups by gender-based stratified randomisation. Four topics were taught through Facebook and WhatsApp to the relevant groups and post-test was taken using multiple choice questions. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. RESULTS: Of the 100 students, 35(35%) were males and 65(65%) were females. The overall mean age was 21.76±0.85 years (range: 20-24 years of. The two groups had 50(50%) subjects each. A significant difference was found between pre- and post-test results of both the groups (p<0.001). There was no significant difference between the groups (p>0.05) neither the baseline nor post-intervention. There was significant difference along gender lines (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: Facebook and WhatsApp as learning tools had no significant difference in terms of impact on the learning process.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of Facebook and WhatsApp as learning tools for undergraduate medical students in ophthalmology. METHODS: The quantitative, quasi-experimental study was conducted at Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot, Pakistan from October 2017 to March 2018, and comprised 4th year medical students. A pre-test of ophthalmology topics was taken and participants were divided into Facebook and WhatsApp groups by gender-based stratified randomisation. Four topics were taught through Facebook and WhatsApp to the relevant groups and post-test was taken using multiple choice questions. Data was analysed using SPSS 20. RESULTS: Of the 100 students, 35(35%) were males and 65(65%) were females. The overall mean age was 21.76±0.85 years (range: 20-24 years of. The two groups had 50(50%) subjects each. A significant difference was found between pre- and post-test results of both the groups (p<0.001). There was no significant difference between the groups (p>0.05) neither the baseline nor post-intervention. There was significant difference along gender lines (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: Facebook and WhatsApp as learning tools had no significant difference in terms of impact on the learning process.
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Social media, Learning, Facebook, WhatsApp, Medical students.zzm321990zzm321990