Many students in Biomedical Sciences have difficulty understanding biomechanics.
In a second-year course, biomechanics is taught in the first week and examined at the
end of the fourth week. Knowledge is retained longer if the subject material is
repeated. However, how does one encourage students to repeat the subject matter? For
this study, we developed ‘two opportunities to practice per day (TOPday)’, consisting of
multiple-choice questions on biomechanics with immediate feedback, which were sent via
e-mail. We investigated the effect of TOPday on self-confidence, enthusiasm, and test
results for biomechanics. All second-year students (n = 95) received a TOPday of
biomechanics on every regular course day with increasing difficulty during the course.
At the end of the course, a non-anonymous questionnaire was conducted. The students were
asked how many TOPday questions they completed (0–6 questions [group A]; 7–18 questions
[group B]; 19–24 questions [group C]). Other questions included the appreciation for
TOPday, and increase (no/yes) in self-confidence and enthusiasm for biomechanics.
Seventy-eight students participated in the examination and completed the questionnaire.
The appreciation for TOPday in group A (n = 14), B (n = 23) and C (n = 41) was 7.0 (95 %
CI 6.5–7.5), 7.4 (95 % CI 7.0–7.8), and 7.9 (95 % CI 7.6–8.1), respectively (p < 0.01
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