Evaluating a Dental Public-Health Game across Two Learning Contexts
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Issued Date
2022-08-01
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eISSN
22277102
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85136799485
Journal Title
Education Sciences
Volume
12
Issue
8
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Education Sciences Vol.12 No.8 (2022)
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Sipiyaruk K., Hatzipanagos S., Vichayanrat T., Reynolds P.A., Gallagher J.E. Evaluating a Dental Public-Health Game across Two Learning Contexts. Education Sciences Vol.12 No.8 (2022). doi:10.3390/educsci12080517 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/86943
Title
Evaluating a Dental Public-Health Game across Two Learning Contexts
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Abstract
Serious games have been shown to be effective learning tools in various disciplines, including dental education. Serious-game learning environments allow learners to improve knowledge and skills. GRAPHIC (Games Research Applied to Public Health with Innovative Collaboration), a serious game for dental public health, was designed to simulate a town, enabling students to apply theoretical knowledge to a specific population by selecting health promotion initiatives to improve the oral health of the town population. This study employed a literature-based evaluation framework and a sequential explanatory mixed-methods research design to evaluate the use of GRAPHIC among final-year dental undergraduates across two learning contexts: King’s College London in the United Kingdom and Mahidol University in Thailand. Two hundred and sixty-one students completed all designated tasks, and twelve participated in semi-structured interviews. The findings demonstrated knowledge improvement after game completion based on pre- and post-knowledge assessments, and the students’ perceptions of the game as an interactive and motivational learning experience. The evaluation identified five serious-game dimensions and clear alignment between these dimensions, demonstrating the impact of serious games in dental public health and, more widely, in healthcare education.