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The flipped classroom is effective for medical students to improve deep tendon reflex examination skills: A mixed-method study

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  • Shun Uchida
  • Kiyoshi Shikino
  • Kosuke Ishizuka
  • Yosuke Yamauchi
  • Yasutaka Yanagita
  • Daiki Yokokawa
  • Tomoko Tsukamoto
  • Kazutaka Noda
  • Takanori Uehara
  • Masatomi Ikusaka

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Deep tendon reflexes (DTR) are a prerequisite skill in clinical clerkships. However, many medical students are not confident in their technique and need to be effectively trained. We evaluated the effectiveness of a flipped classroom for teaching DTR skills. We recruited 83 fifth-year medical students who participated in a clinical clerkship at the Department of General Medicine, Chiba University Hospital, from November 2018 to July 2019. They were allocated to the flipped classroom technique (intervention group, n = 39) or the traditional technique instruction group (control group, n = 44). Before procedural teaching, while the intervention group learned about DTR by e-learning, the control group did so face-to-face. A 5-point Likert scale was used to evaluate self-confidence in DTR examination before and after the procedural teaching (1 = no confidence, 5 = confidence). We evaluated the mastery of techniques after procedural teaching using the Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS). Unpaired t-test was used to analyze the difference between the two groups on the 5-point Likert scale and DOPS. We assessed self-confidence in DTR examination before and after procedural teaching using a free description questionnaire in the two groups. Additionally, in the intervention group, focus group interviews (FGI) (7 groups, n = 39) were conducted to assess the effectiveness of the flipped classroom after procedural teaching. Pre-test self-confidence in the DTR examination was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group (2.8 vs. 2.3, P = 0.005). Post-test self-confidence in the DTR examination was not significantly different between the two groups (3.9 vs. 4.1, P = 0.31), and so was mastery (4.3 vs. 4.1, P = 0.68). The questionnaires before the procedural teaching revealed themes common to the two groups, including “lack of knowledge” and “lack of self-confidence.” Themes about prior learning, including “acquisition of knowledge” and “promoting understanding,” were specific in the intervention group. The FGI revealed themes including “application of knowledge,” “improvement in DTR technique,” and “increased self-confidence.” Based on these results, teaching DTR skills to medical students in flipped classrooms improves readiness for learning and increases self-confidence in performing the procedure at a point before procedural teaching.

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  • Shun Uchida & Kiyoshi Shikino & Kosuke Ishizuka & Yosuke Yamauchi & Yasutaka Yanagita & Daiki Yokokawa & Tomoko Tsukamoto & Kazutaka Noda & Takanori Uehara & Masatomi Ikusaka, 2022. "The flipped classroom is effective for medical students to improve deep tendon reflex examination skills: A mixed-method study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(6), pages 1-10, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0270136
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270136
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