J Educ Eval Health Prof.  2018;15:24. 10.3352/jeehp.2018.15.24.

Dental students' learning attitudes and perceptions of YouTube as a lecture video hosting platform in a flipped classroom in Korea

• Seo CW
• Cho AR
• Park JC
• Cho HY
• Kim S

• KMID: 2439280
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2018.15.24

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.

Keyword

Flipped learning; Dental education; Educational technology; Smartphone; Republic of Korea

MeSH Terms

Dentistry
Education, Dental
Educational Technology
Humans
Korea*
Learning*
Lectures
Male
Republic of Korea
Smartphone
Students, Dental