Most medical students said they preferred a game-like online quiz to a paper test

The study

1. 01

   Who took part

   All 250 first-year medical students in one biochemistry course, and their 4 teachers. They were at a state medical college in India.

2. 02

   What they did

   Each student took one practice test on Quizizz, an online quiz with 20 timed questions, a live leaderboard and instant feedback. They also took one paper test with 5 short written answers on a different topic. The two tests were a week apart, in swapped order, and then students filled in a questionnaire about both.

3. 03

   What happened

   86 in 100 students liked the online quiz better, and about 85 in 100 said it was fun and they enjoyed it. Only opinions were asked. The study didn't measure learning or test whether the two tests really differed. The paper's summary claims more than these results show.

What the study found

1. No comparison

   Most students said a timed online quiz with a leaderboard was fun, and most liked it better than paper.

   • Rule: Compete or compare with othersused
   • Rule: Get feedback on your progressused
   • Rule: Make it enjoyableused

   Study of one group of 250 first-year medical students in India · no comparison group · they rated themselves · ⚠ summary claims more than the results show

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