Demam Saleh Al-Ghamdi, Yasser Ali Al-Mazroi, Naji Qadah, Yazeed Abdulrahman Bahareth, Azka Khan, Fahad Somaa,
Abstract
Background: Variations in the different forms of reading and writing mediums have continued to be a major focus for research. Studies are mostly concerned in how altering the textbook medium impacts the reading/writing process, the reading/writing output itself and the resultant cognitive repercussions e.g. improvement of learning in an educational setting.
Objectives: To determine the preference of medical students to digital tablets for reading and digital pens for writing. To determine the relationship between GPA scores and medical students preferences to digital tablets for reading versus digital pens for writing
Methods: During the academic year 2022-2023, King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah conducted a cross-sectional study. 115 Participants in the study ranged in age from 19 to 26 years old and were undergraduate medical students at King Abdulaziz University. Data was analyzed through SPSS version 23.
Results: Out of 115 participants, 2.6% participants (n=3) answered Textbooks or lecture notes, 65.2% participants (n=75) answered Electronic devices (Tablets or Laptops) and 32.2% (n=37) participants answered both at the same time when asked about the method they used to study/learn. Non-significant association was found (p>0.05) between of GPA and methods used to study/learn.
Conclusion: The study concluded that majority of students’ preferred method of studying/learning was electronic devices (Tablets or laptops), however no significant association was found between GPA obtained by students and their preferred method of studying/learning.
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