| Autor: |
Eileen Cowan, Beth Altschafl, Julie Foertsch, Denise Barnes, Michael Lasarev, Elaine Pelley |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Medical Science Educator. 32:379-387 |
| ISSN: |
2156-8650 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s40670-022-01534-9 |
| Popis: |
COVID-19 response efforts that began in March 2020 prompted an urgent need to transition medical education from an in-person to a virtual format. Our aim is to provide evaluation of a virtual platform for a fully integrated curriculum to provide future guidance in teaching methods.We used summative assessments and course evaluations from pre- and post-transition from in-person to virtual delivery of educational content to measure the impacts of this transition on student performance and perceptions. Additionally, we surveyed students about their in-person versus online educational preferences.There were no statistically significant differences in student knowledge acquisition as assessed by weighted averages of summative assessments when comparing an in-person to a virtual educational platform. While the transition to virtual learning was initially well-received by students, our studied cohorts gave lower scores for the overall learning experience after prolonged virtual learning (Although student knowledge acquisition remained stable on a virtual platform, the student learning experience varied. We recommend that when returning to a new normal after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, sessions that require 3-dimensional or group learning should remain in-person, while other educational activities may be offered on a virtual platform and that, whenever virtual learning is employed, attention be paid to ensuring ongoing social and academic engagement between learners and faculty. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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