Use of Short Animal-Themed Videos to Enhance Veterinary Students' Mood, Attention, and Understanding of Pharmacology Lectures
| Autor: | Jennifer McLean, Peter W. Hellyer, Regina Schoenfeld-Tacher, Erica Suchman, Tod R. Clapp, Lori R. Kogan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Stress reduction
Veterinary medicine Students Medical 040301 veterinary sciences education Video Recording Clinical science Pharmacology Education 0403 veterinary science Dogs Surveys and Questionnaires 0502 economics and business ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Animals Humans Class (computer programming) Potential impact General Veterinary 05 social sciences 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine Mood Mood induction Pharmacology Clinical Cohort Cats Educational Measurement Education Veterinary Psychology 050203 business & management Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 45:188-194 |
| ISSN: | 1943-7218 0748-321X |
| DOI: | 10.3138/jvme.1016-162r |
| Popis: | Professional DVM training is inherently stressful and challenging for students. This study evaluated a simple intervention—short breaks during a veterinary pharmacology lecture course in the form of funny/cute animal videos (Mood Induction Procedures, or MIP)—to assess for potential impact on students' mood, interest in material, and perceived understanding of material. Ten YouTube video clips showing cats or dogs were selected to influence students' affective states. The videos were shown in a required pharmacology class offered during the fall semester of the second year of the DVM program at a large, land-grant institution in the western US. The student cohort consisted of 133 students (20 males, 113 females). Twenty days of the course were randomly chosen for the study and ranged from weeks 2 to 13 of the semester. Sessions in which the videos were played were alternated with sessions in which no video was played, for a total of 10 video days and 10 control days. There were significant differences in all three post-class assessment measures between the experimental (video) days and the control days. Results suggest that showing short cute animal videos in the middle of class positively affected students' mood, interest in material, and self-reported understanding of material. While the results of this study are limited to one student cohort at one institution, the ease of implementation of the technique and relatively low stakes support incorporation of the MIP technique across a variety of basic and clinical science courses. |
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