2013/01/01 by Alexander Rahman, Rahman, Alexander, Silke Jacker-Guhr +13 · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Social Sciences · #610 Medical sciences #Audience-Response-System #Evaluation of Teaching Practices #Feedback #Innovative Teaching Methods #Lernatmosphäre #Medicine #Memory Processes and Influences
paper · doi:10.3205/zma000878
openalex publication_date 2013/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study was to examine the effect of an elaborate feedback and an audience response system (ARS) on learning success. METHODS: Students of the 1st clinical semester were randomly assigned to a study and a control group. The randomization was carried out considering the factors of age, gender and power spectrum during preliminary dental examination. Within 10 lectures 5 multiple-choice questions were asked about the learning objectives and answered by the students using an ARS. Only the study group received an immediate comprehensive feedback on the results. A final exam at the end was carried out in order to evaluate whether the elaborate feedback leads to a successful learning. Furthermore the effect of the ARS on the lecture atmosphere was investigated. RESULT: The results of the final exams showed no significant difference between the study and the control group regarding the learning success. CONCLUSION: Although no significant effect on learning success was found, the ARS creates a more interactive, positive learning environment.