Comparison of the effectiveness of education methods between quartet card games and lectures on students' oral health knowledge

Authors

  • Nira Ardlina UNISSULA
  • Adisty Restu Poetri UNISSULA
  • Muqsitha Fitri Nugrahani UNISSULA
  • Rizki Widya Paramartha UNISSULA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30659/odj.12.1.1-6

Keywords:

Dental health education, Health educational games, Education card, Oral health knowledge

Abstract

Background: This study aims to determine the differences in the effectiveness of education methods between the quartet card game method and the lectures method on the level of students' oral health knowledge

Method: This study uses a cross-sectional study method. The subjects were 30 students of SD Islam Terpadu Asshodiqiyah Semarang by aged 11-12 years old. The subjects receive dental and oral health education. One group received education using the quartet card game method and the other group received education using the lectures method. The level of students' oral health knowledge was measured using a questionnaire (pre test and post test).

Result: The Wilcoxon test results showed a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the quartet game method (p=0.036). There was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the lecture method (p=0.002). The Mann-Whitney test results showed no significant difference between the post-test scores of the quartet card game method and the test scores of the lecture method (p=0.254).

Conclusion: Quartet card games can be used as an alternative learning method that can increase student involvement in learning, resulting in good knowledge retention

Author Biographies

  • Nira Ardlina, UNISSULA
    Department Oral Public Health
  • Adisty Restu Poetri, UNISSULA
    Departement Periodontics
  • Muqsitha Fitri Nugrahani, UNISSULA
    Department Oral Public Health

References

Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. (2024). Thematic Report of the Indonesian Health Survey (KSI) 2023.

Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. (2019). RISKESDAS National Report 2018.

Pakkhesal, M., Riyahi, E., Naghavi Alhosseini, A., Amdjadi, P., & Behnampour, N. (2021). Impact of dental caries on oral health related quality of life among preschool children: perceptions of parents.BMC Oral Health,21, 1-8.

Shirzad, M., Taghdisi, M.H., Dehdari, T., & Abolghasemi, J. (2016). Oral health education program among pre- school children: an application of health-promoting schools approach.Health promotion perspectives, 6(3), 164.

Wolff, M., Wagner, M.J., Poznanski, S., Schiller, J., & Santen, S. (2015). Not another boring lecture: engaging learners with active learning techniques.The Journal of emergency medicine,48(1), 85-93.

Angelopoulou, M.V., Kavvadia, K., Taoufik, K., & Oulis, C.J. (2015). Comparative clinical study testing the effectiveness of school based oral health education using experiential learning or traditional lecturing in 10 year-old children.BMC Oral Health,15, 1-7.

Aljafari, A., Rice, C., Gallagher, J. E., & Hosey, M. T. (2015). An oral health education video game for high caries risk children: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Trials,16, 1-10.

Liu, E. Z. F., & Chen, P. K. (2013). The effect of game-based learning on students' learning performance in science learning–A case of “conveyance go”.Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences,103, 1044-1051.

Supratiwi, M. and Ekowarni, E. (2014). Effectiveness of Quartet Card Educational Game to Improve Moral Intelligence in Middle Age Children, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta

Almashayek, I., Al-Khateeb, H., & Bader, M. (2022). Effective Method for Nurses Education: Gaming versus Lecturing.Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention: APJCP,23(8), 2633.

Nurlaila, TR, & Iswati, N. (2018). Quartet card game improves knowledge, behavior and attitude of children about dental care and oral health.J Soedirman Nursing,13(1).

Mauliah, S., & Wulandari, R. (2023). The Effectiveness of the Use of Science Quartet Learning Media in Junior High Science Learning.Indonesian Journal of Education Methods Development,18(4).

Wilandika, A., Fatmawati, A., Farida, G., & Yusof, S. (2022). The Kasaba Quartet: The Impact of Card Games on Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of HIV/AIDS Prevention.Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences,10(E), 341-348.

Joseph, AR, Wright, VM, Watkins, SM, Goddard, SE, & Mast, D.D. (2024). Evaluation of the Performance of a Card Game to Introduce Students to Interprofessional Collaboration: A Randomized 2-Group Comparison Study.Nurse Educator,49(4), 206-211.

Dewi, AR, A'yun, Q., Sutrisno, S., & Sulistyani, H. (2024). The Effectiveness of Counseling Using Quartet Card Media on Brushing Behavior in School-Age Children.Dental Health Journal,11(1), 12-18.

Klein, K., Calabrese, J., Aguiar, A., Mathew, S., Ajani, K., Almajid, R., & Aarons, J. (2023). Evaluating Active Lecture and Traditional Lecture in Higher Education.Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence, 7(2), 6.

de Souza Joao Luiz, MV, Varallo, FR, Melgarejo, CRV, de Nadai, TR, & de Carvalho Mastroianni,

P. (2021). Traditional lectures actually improve the body of knowledge, skills, and attitudes of health care professionals for health incident reporting systems.Hospital Pharmacy,56(5), 436-443.

Muthiyan, G., Kasat, P., Vij, V., Solanki, R. S., Kirubhanand, C., & Sontakke, B. (2023). Effectiveness of an Innovative Card Game as a Supplement for Teaching Factual Content to Medical Students: A Mixed Method Study.Cureus,15(10).

Lickiewicz, J., Hughes, P., & Makara-Studzińska, M. (2020). The use of board games in healthcare teaching.Nursing Problems/Problems Pielęgniarstwa,28(2), 71-74.

Downloads

Published

2025-12-18

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025): April 2025

Section

Original Article

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

 

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.