The effect of web-based learning in pediatric basic life support (P-BLS) training

• Published in: Computers in human behavior Vol. 94; pp. 56 - 61
• Main Authors: Aksoy, Mehmet Emin, Guven, Feray, Sayali, Mehmet Erhan, Kitapcıoglu, Dilek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elmsford Elsevier Ltd 01-05-2019; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Colleges & universities; Developing countries; Education; LDCs; Learning; New technology; Pediatric basic life support; Pediatrics; Students; Studies; Teaching methods; Traditional learning; Variance analysis; Web-based learning; Web-based learning; Traditional learning; Pediatric basic life support
• ISSN: 0747-5632; 1873-7692
• DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2018.12.032

The immense progress in science and technology has changed our daily lives. This change has also had its impact on our educational system. In this regard, numerous studies have been found in the literature investigating the integration of new technologies in the learning-teaching process, and as such these studies led to the use of web-based educational tools as an alternative or an adjunct to the traditional learning methods.
Our quasi-experimental study focused on two separate teaching methods, web-based and traditional. The effectiveness of web-based learning was investigated based on an objective structured clinical examination of 177 vocational health students enrolled to Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University's 2017-spring term. The study compared the objective structured clinical examination grades of these two methods. Two groups had been formed, and the students were randomly allocated either into a study or a control group. The study group watched an online video clip, whereas the control group received a traditional lecture. Mann-Whitney U test was used to determine whether students' successful attempts statistically differ according to the educational methodology, also effective size and single factor variance analysis (ANOVA) was performed.
Based on the objective structured clinical examination, the study group performed better in pediatric basic life support as opposed to the control group.
This study suggests that the use of web-based video clips enhances the learning process and in certain subjects yields better performance results when compared to the traditional learning method. Our findings are in-line with the reported studies in the literature and provide additional insight for developing countries, where simulation based education is limited.
•Results imply that video based training is more effective than standart lecture based learning.•Video based training helps to standardize available information.•Video based training gives students the opportunity to learn at their own place and pace.•Video based training spares time of the educators.