Table 6 Themes of students’ free comments on the CWP activity
From: Crossword puzzle as a learning tool to enhance learning about anticoagulant therapeutics
| Feedback about using the game in the teaching-learning process (N = 154) | |
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Perceptions about how student’s felt about the game itself
• “Very exciting we’d love more of this” • “I like the idea it is creative and fun” • “Exciting And enjoyable” • “I find it fun, and I truly enjoyed it” • “It was fun learning process solving the puzzle with my classmate” • “I liked how we did not use any reference to answer it was a mind refreshing activity.” |
Perceptions about the game effectiveness as tool to improve learning
• “it’s an effective method to enhance learning in fun way, it should be in every topic” • “I found the idea very different than our usual methods which is truly appreciated” • “It gives us a good review and it is not associated with marks” • “Solving crossword puzzles is good review of material I hope to get more for next subject” • “Interactive learning is fun and efficient way to obtain knowledge and should be used more in all classes rather than the traditional way of teaching” • “Change the narration style and create a stimulating learning environment for students” • “It is much better studying in game format rather than normal assignments.” |
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Perceptions about the game as a self-assessment tool for learning
• “It makes me focus more on the spelling which is important” • “The activities enhance memorization of the information” • “Perfect method to evaluate our knowledge” • “It was fun and forces us to learn the spilling of drugs” • “Was great help to remember as reviewing after study “ • “Improves thinking and memorizing” • “I think it’s a good idea change in the routine it made me want to pay more attention in class” • “It facilities the learning and being familiar with the drugs” |
Perceptions about the learning environment
• “it’s good and make the class more active” • “It makes the group more comfortable with each other, so has a good process in communication” • “It is an amazing activity to be engaged in learning” • “It’s getting quite competitive” • “I had good time doing this game with my classmates and it makes me revise the information that I studied in therapeutic” |