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Word cloud analysis and single word summarisation as a new paediatric educational tool: Results of a neonatal application
Author(s) -
Philip Roy K
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.14760
Subject(s) - medicine , tag cloud , audit , observational study , medical education , neonatal intensive care unit , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , visualization , computer science , surgery , management , artificial intelligence , economics
Aims To analyse the value of computerised ‘word cloud’ (WC) generated from spontaneously articulated ‘single word summarisation’ (SWS) by medical students to assist their learning during the neonatal intensive care unit placement. To highlight WC as a potential new tool in paediatric teaching, improving student engagement and reflective feedback. Methods An observational study was conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit of University Maternity Hospital Limerick, Ireland for 5 years (October 2012 to September 2017). One faculty member prospectively recorded SWS in neonatology by graduate entry medical students. An online ‘WC generator’ under an open‐source licence was used to compute the WC. Hospital audit committee approved the study. Results A total of 268 SWS were recorded consecutively from 268 medical students towards the WC generation. Structured multi‐response student feedback showed SWS and WC as stimulating, unique and creative. Powerpoint presentation of the computed WC prompted students to reflect on their chosen words and that of peers. Conclusions Visualisation of medical student‐generated SWS as a WC could stimulate interaction, reflection and clinical discussion, thus assisting teachers to foster better student engagement. This innovative educational tool equips students to ‘convey more with fewer words’ and has the potential transferability to other clinical disciplines.