Development and evaluation of an educational video on atopic dermatitis as a teaching tool in medical school

Abstract

Introduction. Technology has reorganized the way to live in recent years, as well as how to communicate and learn. Information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as films and videos, are a dynamic teaching tool to expose and debate different topics. Consequently, its use in medical education has risen in the past years. Objective. This study aimed to assess the impact of and educational video on the learning of undergraduate students of medical school. Material and Methods. A transversal descriptive study was conducted with medical students from 1st to 4th year of a private university in Curitiba-PR. An educational video was developed with further exhibition to participants. A structured questionnaire with objective questions about the content of the video (Atopic Dermatitis Questionnaire) was applied before and after its exhibition as well as a second questionnaire (Educational Video Evaluation Questionnaire) about the use of the video as a didactic resource. Results. A total of 215 students participated in this study. Atopic Dermatitis Questionnaire before and after video exhibition showed an increase of right answers in five of the seven questions – three of them with significance (p < 0.05). As for the Educational Video Evaluation Questionnaire, 93.55% of students considered the video satisfactory or totally satisfactory as regards scientific quality, 79.36% had their learning expectations attained and 89.45% believed that the use of this tool facilitates the learning process. 73.85% of the participants indicate the use of the video in medical education. Conclusion. The evaluation of the use of educational video in medical teaching demonstrated significant rates of satisfaction with the resource and contribution to learning, being recommended as a teaching tool by most students. Therefore, ICTs can act as facilitators in the theoretical and practical correlation, and they have potential to aid in the retention of content and learning.