Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Education (ICME 2021)

Nudging to Improve: Impact of Nudges on Students’ Progress and Academic Performance

Authors
Fahad Azam, Abida Shaheen, Khurram Irshad, Hania Ahmer
Corresponding Author
Fahad Azam
Available Online 1 October 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210930.004How to use a DOI?
Keywords
nudging, behavior, assessment, motivation
Abstract

Nudge is a concept introduced by behavioral sciences to ameliorate the attitude and behavior of individuals by utilizing the concept of positive reinforcement. The execution of nudges in a targeted and proper way has the potential to induce motivation in learners by identifying and making amends in the potential learning gaps. The present study used repeated nudges for a targeted group of students who performed subpar in the summative assessment of an integrated module and followed their performance in repeated online formative assessments. The identified students were sent multiple nudges through social media in the subsequent module. The summative scores of these students during both modules were compared with the rest of the students of the same class. The mean score of the study participants showed a significant improvement in comparison to the mean score of the rest of the class at the end of the second module. A significant improvement in the attendance, MCQ score and the overall score of the nineteen students in the second summative assessment were observed after frequent nudging. Students responding more frequently to our nudges showed more improvement in overall scores and attendance as compared to the participants who were less responsive to nudges. Nudging resulted in significant consequential improvement in the summative scores and attendance in comparison to other students. Nudging could be an effective strategy to incentivize students and allow them to identify their weak areas and put more effort into their studies and hence improve grades.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Education (ICME 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
1 October 2021
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.210930.004
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.210930.004How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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