NCT06276049

ChatGPT Helping Advance Training for Medical Students: A Study on Self-Directed Learning Enhancement

Enhancement of Self-Directed Learning Through Custom GPT's AI Facilitation Among Medical Students: A Open-label, Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 103 (actual)
• Sponsor: Wang Shalong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of LearnGuide, a custom GPT developed with ChatGPT for supporting self-directed learning (SDL) in medical students. The main questions it aims to answer are: How does LearnGuide influence SDL skills among medical students? Can LearnGuide improve critical thinking and learning flow as measured by Cornell Critical Thinking Test (CCTT) Level Z score and Global Flow Score (GFS)? Participants will: Undergo a two-hour introduction to LearnGuide. Engage in 12 weeks of SDL task-based training with LearnGuide\'s support. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare the group utilizing LearnGuide for SDL and the group without this tool to see if there is a significant difference in SDL skills, critical thinking, and learning flow experiences.

Conditions

• Self-Directed Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Medical Education

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	custom GPT supported self-directed learning	The intervention in our study involved a LearnGuide utilization guide course along with a 12-week integrated training program that incorporated LearnGuide. In the first two-hour session, instructional staff introduced LearnGuide through a hands-on demonstration, teaching students how to use ChatGPT effectively by crafting high-quality prompts. The team emphasized LearnGuide's role as an "AI facilitator" in self-directed learning (SDL). Following the introduction, students were assigned various tasks including online learning, literature reviews, case analyses, and Problem-Based Learning (PBL) activities. Over the 12-week SDL phase with LearnGuide, students were required to complete at least one of these tasks weekly. This setup allowed students to consult mentors for any LearnGuide-related questions, enhancing their learning experience.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-25
• Primary completion: 2024-03-18
• Completion: 2024-04-15
• First posted: 2024-02-23
• Last updated: 2024-05-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China