Dental students' learning attitudes and perceptions of YouTube as a lecture video hosting platform in a flipped classroom in Korea
- Author:
Chang Wan SEO
1
;
A Ra CHO
;
Jung Chul PARK
;
Hag Yeon CHO
;
Sun KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions 2018;15():24-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to confirm the applicability of YouTube as a delivery platform of lecture videos for dental students and to assess their learning attitudes towards the flipped classroom model.
METHODS:Learning experiences after using the YouTube platform to deliver preliminary video lectures in a flipped classroom were assessed by 69 second-year students (52 males, 17 females) at Dankook University College of Dentistry, Korea, who attended periodontology lectures during 2 consecutive semesters of the 2016 academic year. The instructor uploaded the lecture videos to YouTube before each class. At the end of the second semester, the students were surveyed using a questionnaire devised by the authors.
RESULTS:Of the students, 53 (76.8%) always watched the lecture before the class, 48 (69.6%) used their smartphones, and 66 (95.7%) stated that they watched the lectures at home. The majority of the students replied that the video lectures were easier to understand than face to face lectures (82.6%) and that they would like to view the videos again after graduation (73.9%).
CONCLUSION:Our results indicate that YouTube is an applicable platform to deliver video lectures and to expose students to increased learning opportunities.
