Brand-Barajas J, Rodríguez-Weber FL

Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 909-919
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ABSTRACT

Background: In the socio-constructivist approach, learning requires the active participation of students, contributing their previous references, generating concepts from the contents, carrying out specific activities and designing proposals in collaboration. In this process the integration of digital technologies and resources is necessary. WhatsApp is among the most widely used media worldwide, particularly among the younger generations that integrate undergraduate students of higher education.
Objective: To identify the perception of students of Medicine about the use of Whats- App as pedagogic support.
Materials and Methods: The use of WhatsApp was implemented in the chair of Clinical propedeutics and nosology, corresponding to the fourth semester of the Degree in Surgeon at La Salle University in Mexico City. At the end of the course, a survey of the students was carried out, in which the usefulness of this technique was explored as a pedagogical resource in the course. The students identified advantages to remember the information of the classes, to share study material, to receive reading and support material, as well as to improve the interaction with the teachers.
Conclusions: The use of WhatsApp, as pedagogic support in the chair of Clinical propedeutics and nosology of the Degree in Surgeon at La Salle University, is considered useful by most students.

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