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ArticleInternational journal of public health2018

Blended learning is an effective strategy for acquiring competence in public health biostatistics.

Natasa Milic, Srdjan Masic, Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic, Goran Trajkovic, Jelena Marinkovic, Jelena Milin-Lazovic, Zoran Bukumiric, Marko Savic, Andja Cirkovic, Milan Gajic and 1 more

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Article in International journal of public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors.

Natasa MilicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. milic.natasa@mayo.edu.
Srdjan MasicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Vesna Bjegovic-MikanovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Goran TrajkovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Jelena MarinkovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Jelena Milin-LazovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Zoran BukumiricFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Marko SavicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Andja CirkovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Milan GajicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Dejana StanisavljevicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe sought to determine whether blended learning is an effective strategy for acquiring competence in public health biostatistics.

methodsThe trial was conducted with 69 Masters' students of public health attending the School of Public Health at University of Belgrade. Students were exposed to the traditional and blended learning styles. Blended learning included a combination of face-to-face and distance learning methodologies integrated into a single course. Curriculum development was guided by competencies as suggested by the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER). Teaching methods were compared according to the final competence score.

resultsForty-four students were enrolled in the traditional method of education delivery, and 25 to the blended learning format. Mean exam scores for the blended learning group were higher than for the on-site group for both the final statistics score (89.65 ± 6.93 vs. 78.21 ± 13.26; p < 0.001) and knowledge test score (35.89 ± 3.66 vs. 22.56 ± 7.12; p < 0.001), with estimated large effect size (d > 0.8).

conclusionsA blended learning approach is an attractive and effective way of acquiring biostatistics competence for Masters of Public Health (MPH) graduate students.

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LearningBiostatisticsEducational MeasurementFemaleHumansPublic HealthTeachingBiostatisticsBlended learningCompetencesMasterPublic health

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