Is Microlearning the Alternative in the Age of Hyperconnectivity

May 27, 2025 updated by: Saoussen Layouni, Faculty of Medicine, Sousse

Is Microlearning the Alternative in the Age of Hyperconnectivity: A Quasi-Experimental Study

This Quasi-Experimental Study evaluated whether microlearning a strategy delivering brief, focused learning units enhances knowledge acquisition and retention among fifth-year medical students studying pediatric spinal deformities compared to a traditional block-format module.

Methods: twenty-four students will be included into two groups. The microlearning group will receive sequential daily learning units over ten days, while the traditional group will engage in a comprehensive two-day self-learning module. Pretest, immediate post-test, and one-month post-intervention assessments will be performed using standardized MCQ and SAQ instruments. Learner engagement, time investment, and content clarity were additionally evaluated via structured surveys.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

24

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Tunisia
      • Sousse, Tunisia, 4000
        • TUN

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Currently enrolled fifth-year medical students Registered for the optional module in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Access to a personal computer, tablet, or smartphone with internet connectivity Ability to access the institutional Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (Moodle) learning management system (LMS) Voluntary oral informed consent Commitment to complete both pre-assessment and post-assessment evaluations Willingness to participate in either learning modality (microlearning or traditional block-format) as determined by randomization

Exclusion Criteria:

Failure to complete the pretest assessment Non-completion of the pre and post-test assessment Withdrawal of consent at any point during the study Development of circumstances that would render continued participation burdensome to the participant

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Microlearning group
thirteen students will be included into the microlearning group
Device: Microlearning intervention
thirteen students will be included into the microlearning group will receive sequential daily learning units over ten days, . Pretest, immediate post-test, and one-month post-intervention assessments will be performed using standardized MCQ and SAQ instruments. Learner engagement, time investment, and content clarity will be additionally evaluated via structured surveys.
Active Comparator: Traditional block-format module group
eleven students will be included into traditional block-format module group
Device: Traditional block-format module group
eleven students will be inclued into the self block module group will engage in a comprehensive two-day self-learning module. Pretest, immediate post-test, and one-month post-intervention assessments will be performed using standardized MCQ and SAQ instruments. Learner engagement, time investment, and content clarity will be additionally evaluated via structured surveys.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
knowledge acquisition : Short and long-term retention
Time Frame: Immediatly post intervention score and one month post intervention score and the difference between pre and immediate post intervention score
Immediatly post intervention score and one month post intervention score and the difference between pre and immediate post intervention score

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Faculty of Medicine, Sousse

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 7, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 31, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 7, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 25, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 7, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

April 13, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 29, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 27, 2025

Last Verified

April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Faculty of medicine of sousse

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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