Location

Moultrie, GA

Start Date

9-5-2024 1:00 PM

End Date

9-5-2024 4:00 PM

Description

Introduction: TopHat (Tophatmonacle Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is an active learning platform that allows instructors to present lectures and engage with students in real time by testing their knowledge through instructor-written questions. Some students participate in these practice questions while others do not. All students complete questions on formal assessment.

Objective: To assess whether student engagement in TopHat-delivered Biochemistry, Microbiology, and HDT lectures and their associated practice questions has an impact on formal assessment performance.

Methods: Statistical analysis of student performance and engagement was conducted using the TopHat-generated “Learning Insights” spreadsheet. Appropriate statistical methods will be employed to analyze data associated with Tophat participation.

Results: We anticipate that the proposed study will indicate whether participation in TopHat questions during biochemistry lectures impacts student performance on exam questions.

Conclusions: Participation in TopHat practice questions during lectures is correlated with a higher formal assessment performance.

Embargo Period

6-12-2025

Available for download on Thursday, June 12, 2025

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May 9th, 1:00 PM May 9th, 4:00 PM

Impact of Lectures given via TopHat Active Learning Platform on Medical Student Performance on Assessments

Moultrie, GA

Introduction: TopHat (Tophatmonacle Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is an active learning platform that allows instructors to present lectures and engage with students in real time by testing their knowledge through instructor-written questions. Some students participate in these practice questions while others do not. All students complete questions on formal assessment.

Objective: To assess whether student engagement in TopHat-delivered Biochemistry, Microbiology, and HDT lectures and their associated practice questions has an impact on formal assessment performance.

Methods: Statistical analysis of student performance and engagement was conducted using the TopHat-generated “Learning Insights” spreadsheet. Appropriate statistical methods will be employed to analyze data associated with Tophat participation.

Results: We anticipate that the proposed study will indicate whether participation in TopHat questions during biochemistry lectures impacts student performance on exam questions.

Conclusions: Participation in TopHat practice questions during lectures is correlated with a higher formal assessment performance.