Engagement, Patient, Motivation
Conditions
Brief summary
Health care legislation, management and administration is a basic subject offered in the physical therapy university degree. The juridical features of this subject usually provokes a lack of motivation between students. Although not commonly used in university teaching, gamification could provide further affordances for improving students' engagement which provokes better assistance and learning outcomes.
Detailed description
* 51 students of Health legislation, management and administration subject of the Physical Therapy University Degree of the Catholic University of Murcia will be recruited. * Participants will be randomly assigned into two groups: control group (traditional teaching methods) and intervention group (gamification). * Class attendance and academic results will be register for future analysis.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGamification
Teaching through gamification
BEHAVIORALTraditional teaching
Teaching through master lesson methodology
Sponsors
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Students enrolled in the subject during academic year 19-20. * Students included must not have taken the subject before. * Students must be able to understand and speak the Spanish language.
Exclusion criteria
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Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Class attendance | Time-to-Event measures: from date of randomization until the end of academic period for a total of 16 week (including two holiday weeks) | Number of days students attend class. This outcome will be registered each day by the teacher using a standardized attendance sheet template. |
| Total score | Outcome measures at the end of the academic period, for a total of 16 week (including two holiday weeks) | Average score of first and second partial exams. This outcome will be obtained through qualifications in test type exam. |
| Partial score | Outcome measures at the end of the academic period, for a total of 16 week (including two holiday weeks) | Score achieved in questions related to topics taught in the four intervention classes. This outcome will be obtained through qualifications in test type exam. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed