Use of the Kahoot! application for undergraduate medical students in community medicine
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20254442Keywords:
Digital natives, Kahoot! quiz game, Student engagement, Web-based learning toolAbstract
Background: Nowadays, majority of the students all over the world are digital natives. Due to the advancement in internet and online technology, a various web-based games have been developed. One of the popular web-based learning tools is Kahoot! The aim of this paper was to explore the experience of using Kahoot! app as a tool for conducting quiz for undergraduate medical students.
Methods: The topic of contraceptive ppt was distributed to the third year MBBS medical students 2 days prior to the revision class. A 70-item e-quiz on this topic using Kahoot! app was conducted on a sample of 150 third year MBBS medical students in 2023. At the end of e-quiz, we got feedback through Google forms-created questionnaire.
Results: Out of 150 students, 66.6% (n=100) reviewed the pre-class PowerPoint, and 99.3% (n=149) provided positive feedback highlighting themes like organization, interest, fun, interaction, motivation, and knowledge reinforcement. Moreover, 98.6% (n=148) supported other faculty adopting this approach by sharing materials beforehand and using Kahoot! quizzes for a more student-driven and interactive learning experience.
Conclusions: As a part of teaching, Kahoot! app has made learning easier, more enjoyable, encourage the students to study and strengthens the student-centred learning. It is suggested that such study methods should be utilized more in teaching and can be incorporated in academic curriculum as well.
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