Audience response system (ARS) technology and dentist attendance in smoking cessation workshop

This study assess the effective use of audience response system (ARS), an interactive presenter-audience electronic system, in measuring Malaysian dentists’ interest in attending a less explored non-clinical continuing professional education topic. A total of 157 dentists voluntarily attended a spec...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Kadir, R, Amer Siddiq, A.N, Yahya, N.A, Rusdi, A.R, Hazli, Z, Hussain, H
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5696/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5696/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5696/1/01%2520Abdul%2520Kadir.pdf

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spelling	ukm-56962016-12-14T06:39:13Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5696/ Audience response system (ARS) technology and dentist attendance in smoking cessation workshop Abdul Kadir, R Amer Siddiq, A.N Yahya, N.A Rusdi, A.R Hazli, Z Hussain, H This study assess the effective use of audience response system (ARS), an interactive presenter-audience electronic system, in measuring Malaysian dentists’ interest in attending a less explored non-clinical continuing professional education topic. A total of 157 dentists voluntarily attended a specially designed one-day-four-module workshop conducted in four urban locations. The effective use of ARS in commanding attendance was measured in terms of dentists’ full seminar attendance to completion and opinion regarding the use of the instrument. The retention rate of workshop attendance to completion in the four locations ranged between 76.5 and 100%. Out of these participants, 93.7% said they enjoyed the ARS approach, 92.4% agreed it motivated them to stay on until the end, 97% said it increased their curiosity and appreciates answering in anonymity. The use of ARS technology is effective in enhancing participants’ interest and retention in the workshop, provides interactive learning opportunities and quick feedback and has a potential as an objective instrument in research data collection. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5696/1/01%2520Abdul%2520Kadir.pdf Abdul Kadir, R and Amer Siddiq, A.N and Yahya, N.A and Rusdi, A.R and Hazli, Z and Hussain, H (2013) Audience response system (ARS) technology and dentist attendance in smoking cessation workshop. Sains Malaysiana, 42 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description	This study assess the effective use of audience response system (ARS), an interactive presenter-audience electronic system, in measuring Malaysian dentists’ interest in attending a less explored non-clinical continuing professional education topic. A total of 157 dentists voluntarily attended a specially designed one-day-four-module workshop conducted in four urban locations. The effective use of ARS in commanding attendance was measured in terms of dentists’ full seminar attendance to completion and opinion regarding the use of the instrument. The retention rate of workshop attendance to completion in the four locations ranged between 76.5 and 100%. Out of these participants, 93.7% said they enjoyed the ARS approach, 92.4% agreed it motivated them to stay on until the end, 97% said it increased their curiosity and appreciates answering in anonymity. The use of ARS technology is effective in enhancing participants’ interest and retention in the workshop, provides interactive learning opportunities and quick feedback and has a potential as an objective instrument in research data collection.
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author	Abdul Kadir, R Amer Siddiq, A.N Yahya, N.A Rusdi, A.R Hazli, Z Hussain, H
spellingShingle	Abdul Kadir, R Amer Siddiq, A.N Yahya, N.A Rusdi, A.R Hazli, Z Hussain, H Audience response system (ARS) technology and dentist attendance in smoking cessation workshop
author_facet	Abdul Kadir, R Amer Siddiq, A.N Yahya, N.A Rusdi, A.R Hazli, Z Hussain, H
author_sort	Abdul Kadir, R
title	Audience response system (ARS) technology and dentist attendance in smoking cessation workshop
title_short	Audience response system (ARS) technology and dentist attendance in smoking cessation workshop
title_full	Audience response system (ARS) technology and dentist attendance in smoking cessation workshop
title_fullStr	Audience response system (ARS) technology and dentist attendance in smoking cessation workshop
title_full_unstemmed	Audience response system (ARS) technology and dentist attendance in smoking cessation workshop
title_sort	audience response system (ars) technology and dentist attendance in smoking cessation workshop
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2013
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5696/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5696/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5696/1/01%2520Abdul%2520Kadir.pdf
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