Medical Education: Are Reels a Good Deal in Video-Based Learning?
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Objectives and Hypotheses
2.2. Study Design and Data Collection
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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1. If you have watched the histology and embryology videos (if not, go to nº 2): |
1.1—Is the content adequate? Yes or no and why? |
1.2—Is the format suitable? Yes or no and why? |
1.3—Did the videos help to better understand histology and embryology (Likert scale)? |
1.4—Did the videos help you in your studies for the exams (Likert scale)? |
1.5—Are the videos useful for preparing practical lessons (Likert scale)? |
1.6—Do you prefer to watch the videos on Moodle or on YouTube? Justify your choice. |
1.7—What support material for practical classes did you use the most to study: pdf of the practical class/video of the practical class/both: pdf + video of the practical class? |
1.8—What support material for practical classes do you prefer: pdf of the practical class/video of the practical class/both: pdf + video of the practical class? |
2. If you have not seen any of the videos, please tell us why? |
3. Values of VARK (https://vark-learn.com/questionario-vark-2 accessed on 28 July 2025): 3.1. Visual? 3.2. Read/Write? 3.3. Aural? 3.4. Kinesthetic? |
Question | Nº of Answers (%) |
---|---|
1. Videos helped to better understand H&E | |
Fully disagree | 2 (0.8) |
Disagree | 1 (0.4) |
Neither agree nor disagree | 19 (7.6) |
Agree | 45 (17.9) |
Fully agree | 184 (73.3) |
2. Videos are useful for class preparation | |
Fully disagree | 0 (0) |
Disagree | 0 (0) |
Neither agree nor disagree | 0 (0) |
Agree | 20 (7.8) |
Fully agree | 237 (92.2) |
3. Videos helped for preparation of the evaluation | |
Fully disagree | 0 (0) |
Disagree | 0 (0) |
Neither agree nor disagree | 1 (0.4) |
Agree | 32 (12.5) |
Fully agree | 224 (87.2) |
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Pozza, D.H.; Neto, F.L.; Costa-Pereira, J.T.; Tavares, I. Medical Education: Are Reels a Good Deal in Video-Based Learning? Educ. Sci. 2025, 15, 981. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15080981
Pozza DH, Neto FL, Costa-Pereira JT, Tavares I. Medical Education: Are Reels a Good Deal in Video-Based Learning? Education Sciences. 2025; 15(8):981. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15080981
Chicago/Turabian StylePozza, Daniel Humberto, Fani Lourença Neto, José Tiago Costa-Pereira, and Isaura Tavares. 2025. "Medical Education: Are Reels a Good Deal in Video-Based Learning?" Education Sciences 15, no. 8: 981. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15080981
APA StylePozza, D. H., Neto, F. L., Costa-Pereira, J. T., & Tavares, I. (2025). Medical Education: Are Reels a Good Deal in Video-Based Learning? Education Sciences, 15(8), 981. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15080981