Is Microlearning the Alternative in the Age of Hyperconnectivity

N/AEnrolling By InvitationNCT06926114

Faculty of Medicine, Sousse24 enrolled

Overview

This Quasi-Experimental Study evaluated whether microlearning a strategy delivering brief, focused learning units enhances knowledge acquisition and retention among fifth-year medical students studying pediatric spinal deformities compared to a traditional block-format module. Methods: twenty-four students will be included into two groups. The microlearning group will receive sequential daily learning units over ten days, while the traditional group will engage in a comprehensive two-day self-learning module. Pretest, immediate post-test, and one-month post-intervention assessments will be performed using standardized MCQ and SAQ instruments. Learner engagement, time investment, and content clarity were additionally evaluated via structured surveys.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Knowledge Acquisition Engagements and Motivation

Interventions

thirteen students will be included into the microlearning group will receive sequential daily learning units over ten days, . Pretest, immediate post-test, and one-month post-intervention assessments will be performed using standardized MCQ and SAQ instruments. Learner engagement, time investment, and content clarity will be additionally evaluated via structured surveys.

Traditional block-format module groupDEVICE

eleven students will be inclued into the self block module group will engage in a comprehensive two-day self-learning module. Pretest, immediate post-test, and one-month post-intervention assessments will be performed using standardized MCQ and SAQ instruments. Learner engagement, time investment, and content clarity will be additionally evaluated via structured surveys.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 24 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled fifth-year medical students Registered for the optional module in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Access to a personal computer, tablet, or smartphone with internet connectivity Ability to access the institutional Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (Moodle) learning management system (LMS) Voluntary oral informed consent Commitment to complete both pre-assessment and post-assessment evaluations Willingness to participate in either learning modality (microlearning or traditional block-format) as determined by randomization Exclusion Criteria: Failure to complete the pretest assessment Non-completion of the pre and post-test assessment Withdrawal of consent at any point during the study Development of circumstances that would render continued participation burdensome to the participant

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

knowledge acquisition : Short and long-term retention

Time frame: Immediatly post intervention score and one month post intervention score and the difference between pre and immediate post intervention score