Assessment of graphic organizer usage among medical students at uniandes, ecuador

Troya Altamirano, Betancourt Rubio and Caicedo

Health Leadership and Quality of Life, 2024, vol. 3, .564

Abstract: Graphic organizers facilitate meaningful learning; however, in Ecuador, there is no research on their use. The objective of the study was to evaluate the knowledge and use of graphic organizers, as well as preferences in study techniques and reading habits among medical students at the Regional Autonomous University of the Andes (UNIANDES), Ecuador. A self-designed online questionnaire was administered to medical students at UNIANDES between July and September 2023. The instrument included questions about knowledge and use of graphic organizers, study techniques employed, and reading habits. A total of 92 students participated (average age of 19 years; 67.4% women). About 68.5% (n=63) had not received training in study techniques. The mean number of books read in the last six months was 3, with a median of 2. The most frequently used study technique was summarization; the least known graphic organizer was the mentefacto. The majority recognized the importance of study techniques and considered that professors should promote their use. It is concluded that medical students at UNIANDES make little use of visual organizers (concept maps, mentefactos), even though they are aware of them, preferring traditional tools such as summarization

Date: 2024
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:dbk:health:v:3:y:2024:i::p:.564:id:.564

DOI: 10.56294/hl2024.564

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Health Leadership and Quality of Life from AG Editor
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Javier Gonzalez-Argote ().