Chatbot-based serious games: A useful tool for training medical students? A randomized controlled trial

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 18; no. 3; p. e0278673
• Main Authors: Al Kahf, Salma, Roux, Baptiste, Clerc, Sebastien, Bassehila, Mona, Lecomte, A., Moncomble, Elsa, Alabadan, Elodie, de Montmolin, Nina, Jablon, Eve, François, Emilie, Friedlander, Gérard, Badoual, Cécile, Meyer, Guy, Roche, Nicolas, Martin, Clémence, Planquette, Benjamin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 13.03.2023; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Access control; Access to information; Analysis; Asthma; Biology and Life Sciences; Cardiology; Chatbots; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Clinical trials; Colleges & universities; Computer & video games; Coronaviruses; Correlation; COVID-19; Education; Education, Medical, Undergraduate - methods; Educational Measurement; Educational software; Games; Health aspects; Humans; Instant messaging; Medical care; Medical personnel; Medical students; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Pneumothorax; Pulmonology; Quality management; Research and Analysis Methods; Social Sciences; Software; Students; Students, Medical; Teaching methods; Training; Video Games; France

Chatbots, conversational agents that walk medical students (MS) though a clinical case, are serious games that seem to be appreciated by MS. Their impact on MS's performance in exams however was not yet evaluated. Chatprogress is a chatbot-based game developed at Paris Descartes University. It...