This study involved students attending a Pharmacognosy course, which is part of a Pharmacy program, in a Brazilian University. During the first classes of the Pharmacognosy course, students were informed about the intention to conduct the study on the use of active learning methodologies coupled with technological tools and written informed consent was obtained. Three weeks after the beginning of the course, the professor applied a written test to evaluate the students’ previous knowledge about the use of herbal medicines. To investigate the impact of video production on students’ learning, they were randomly divided into two groups. The groups studied ‘the use of herbal medicines’ module using different learning strategies. One group (control) group continued to study in the conventional way, by listening to a four-hour lecture given by the professor. The other group (video intervention) was divided into teams that were instructed to produce a video lecture on the use of herbal medicines. After studying the use of herbal medicines using different approaches, students were once again assessed on their knowledge of the use of herbal medicines by a second written test. Then, the whole class watched the video lessons produced by students and filled out a questionnaire. A third test (the final exam) was applied at the end of the semester and evaluated all topics covered by the course.
This research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee registered through the Research Ethics Committees and the National Research Ethics Commission (approval number 13930013.6.0000.5058/244,173). Written informed consent from all the subjects involved was obtained.
This research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee registered through the Research Ethics Committees and the National Research Ethics Commission (approval number 13930013.6.0000.5058/244,173). Written informed consent from all the subjects involved was obtained.