Impact of video quality in online learning on anxiety and motivation: a randomized controlled trial among medical students.

IF 2.7 2区医学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH BMC Medical Education Pub Date : 2025-02-17 DOI:10.1186/s12909-025-06795-7

Yu Li, Qingqing Fang, Jinyan Shao, Wei Jiang, Ying Chen

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Abstract

Background: The widespread adoption of online education in medical teaching has brought new challenges. Technical issues, such as poor video quality, can intensify student anxiety and diminish learning motivation.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 93 medical students. The participants watched videos of varying quality (no interference, moderate interference, or severe interference) to evaluate the impact of video quality on their state anxiety (STAI-S) and learning motivation (MSLQ). Gender and trait anxiety (STAI-T) were included as control variables.

Results: Lower video quality was associated with higher levels of state anxiety, and gender had no significant moderating effect. Students with greater trait anxiety demonstrated better short-term adaptability under stress. No significant correlation was found between learning motivation and state anxiety.

Conclusion: Video quality significantly affects students' immediate psychological states. Optimizing video quality in online education is essential to reduce students' psychological burden and enhance their learning experience.

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BMC Medical Education EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-

CiteScore

4.90

自引率

11.10%

发文量

795

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： BMC Medical Education is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to the training of healthcare professionals, including undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education. The journal has a special focus on curriculum development, evaluations of performance, assessment of training needs and evidence-based medicine.