Student Evaluation of Active Learning Using Cloud-clicker on Clinical Reasoning at Kyushu Dental University

Abstract

 Abstract Our method for teaching clinical reasoning includes discussion with the medical instructor regarding case presentations as part of clinical internship training as well as clinical reasoning lectures. In the present study, we investigated audience participation during clinical reasoning lectures given by students using a cloud-clicker device as well as satisfaction with the presentation. We researched the number of speakers using a description and multiple-choice examination with a cloud-clicker during each clinical reasoning lecture, then the students answered questionnaires concerning clinical reasoning by use of the device. As for the number of speakers, 75.6% of the students answered all of the questions, of whom 89.7% answered the multiple choice examination and 61.5% the description. A significant difference was found between the multiple choice examination and the description. Our results showed that 96.5% of the participating students were interested in using a cloud-clicker device during class and 97.6% were satisfied with use of the device during a lecture. It is important for students to learn clinical reasoning in order to acquire the ability to make a diagnosis accurately and efficiently. We concluded that the use of a cloud-clicker device during a class of active learning for clinical reasoning was effective and found that all students actively participated in the lecture.