Evidence Based Health Policy, Management & Economics

en The Effect of Mobile-Based Learning on Cognitive Load and Learning in Environmental Health Education عمومى General پژوهشي Original article <div style="text-align: justify;">Background: The growth of educational technologies has led to the development of mobile-based education. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the influence of mobile-based learning (M-learning) on the cognitive load, learning, and satisfaction of students in environmental health Engineering (EHE).</div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;">Methods: The quasi-experimental study was carried out in X University of Medical Sciences. Students of EHE (n=30) participated in the intervention and control groups. In the intervention group, students were trained to use the mobile-based learning method(M-learning). Students in the control group participated in the traditional training. The students’ satisfaction and cognitive load were assessed using questionnaires. Students’ learning was assessed by multiple-choice questions with multiple answers.  The data were analyzed using SPSS24 software.</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;">Results: The results showed that students in the intervention group demonstrated 8.53±1.06 as learning scores, significantly higher than those of the control group (4.18±1.57). The intrinsic and extraneous cognitive load of the intervention group was significantly lower (P-values<0.001). The germane cognitive load was significantly higher in intervention students (P-values<0.001). Also, the results of the students’ satisfaction questionnaire showed that the participants were highly satisfied with the educational content, efficiency, and ease of use of the application (8.03±0.27), which was reported at a good level (level 6-8 out of 9). Conclusion: The M-learning method is recommended as an effective tool for teaching the conventional activated sludge process to undergraduate environmental health engineering students. This method effectively creates a germane cognitive load by using game elements and facilitated learning at any time and any place. </div> Mobile-based learning, Environmental health, Application, Cognitive load 78 86 http://jebhpme.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-18&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Kamaleddin Khorrami No Environmental Sciences and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Fatemeh Keshmiri 0000-0002-6791-2579 No Medical Education Department, Educational Development Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Sara Jambarsang 0000-0002-8295-7812 No Center for Healthcare Data Modeling, Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Mehdi Mokhtari 0000-0003-2278-7329 No Environmental Sciences and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Fahimeh Teimouri f.teimouri1401@gmail.com 0000-0001-9097-6493 Yes Environmental Sciences and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran