title: Effect of Video Triggering During Conventional Lectures on Final Grades of Dental Students in an Oral Biology Course: A Two-Year Retrospective Study.
abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of the inclusion of video triggers in conventional face-to-face lectures on the final grades of dental students in an oral biology course. The study consisted of two groups of students taking the course in two academic years at a dental school in Saudi Arabia: group 1, 2013-14 (control); and group 2, 2014-15. The total sample comprised 163 students (n=163; group 1: 71 and group 2: 92). Group 1 received lectures without any videos, whereas group 2 received lectures that included two to three videos of one to five minutes in duration with triggering effect (a video was shown every 10-15 minutes into the lecture). The final examination grades of the students were accessed retrospectively, and the data were compared with a chi-square test. The results confirmed that a higher number of students who received video triggering during lectures (group 2) performed better than their counterparts who did not receive video triggers (group 1); the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). Among the group 2 students, 26% achieved a grade of A, and 37% achieved a grade of B. In contrast, only 7% of the group 1 students obtained a grade of A, and 31% achieved a grade of B. These results suggest that video triggers may offer an advantage over conventional methods and their inclusion in lectures can be a way to enhance students' learning.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Farooq is Lecturer, Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Dr. Al-Jandan is Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. drimranfarooq@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Farooq
authors.affiliation: Dr. Farooq is Lecturer, Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia; Dr. Al-Jandan is Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Badr A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Al-Jandan
mesh_terms: D001695:Biology / Q000193:education*; D004497:Education, Dental; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013335:Students, Dental; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014741:Video Recording
keywords: basic sciences; dental education; oral biology; teaching method; video triggers