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ArticleHeliyon2021

Evaluating learning of medical students through recorded lectures in clinical courses.

Carlos Orellano, Cesar Carcamo

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Article in Heliyon, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Carlos OrellanoAlberto Hurtado School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
Cesar CarcamoSchool of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One solution offered by technology is learning through recorded lectures (RLs). The main objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of online RLs in learning of clinical courses at a School of Medicine. The study comprised four phases: (i) pre-post uncontrolled study to evaluate knowledge gain with RLs, (ii) non-randomised crossover study to compare learning with RL before or after a face-to-face lecture (FL), (iii) focus groups to evaluate perceptions from students about RLs and, (iv) randomised controlled trial to verify whether the addition of questions every 10 min and a summary webpage to an RL improve knowledge. Results showed that knowledge gain occurred through RLs and was similar to FLs. Additionally, either watching an RL after attending an FL or vice versa showed comparable additional knowledge gain. Furthermore, students were in favour of the use of RLs but not as a replacement of FLs. At last, the insertion of questions and a summary in RLs meant no additional knowledge gain. In conclusion, it is feasible to learn through RLs in clinical courses, but the importance given to FLs suggests adopting blended learning.

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eLearningOnline systemsRecorded lecturesUndergraduate medical education

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PMID34401551
PMCPMC8353299

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