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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2023

Identifying dimensions and components of student support system in virtual learning: A scoping review.

Soleiman Ahmady, Zohreh Khoshgoftar, Ehsan Toofaninejad, Somaye Sohrabi, Masoumeh Kalantarion, Ormond Simpson

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2023. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Soleiman AhmadyDepartment of Medical Education, School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zohreh KhoshgoftarDepartment of Medical Education, School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ehsan ToofaninejadDepartment of E-Learning in Medical Sciences, School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Somaye SohrabiDepartment of Medical Education, School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Masoumeh KalantarionDepartment of Medical Education, School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ormond SimpsonBSc Hons Dunelm, F.Cert ed London, Independent Consultant, Previously Visiting Professor Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Previously Visiting Fellow Centre for Distance Education University of London, Previously Senior Lecturer UK Open University, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A student support system (SSS) has a crucial role in the absorption, retention, and success of students in virtual learning. The purpose of this scoping review was to identify and map the available evidence regarding the dimensions and components of the SSS in virtual learning. This study was conducted in accordance with the methodology of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) for scoping reviews. Our search strategy was based on using search engines, such as MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, WoS, CINAHL, ERIC, PsycINFO, ProQuest, and Google Scholar. The articles were published in renowned medical education journals, including Medical Education, Medical Teacher, and Academic Medicine, and the reference lists of identified and reviewed articles were searched manually. The search results were imported into EndNote X20, and after removing duplicates and screenings, 42 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. A descriptive- analytical approach was employed, including a numerical count of study characteristics (quantitative) and template analysis (qualitative). Five dimensions were identified in the SSS in virtual learning: types of support, domains of support, stages of support, instigating of support, levels of support, and their components and subcomponents. The findings of this study depict a comprehensive roadmap and have an important contribution to the knowledge body of SSS in virtual learning. We suggest system developers, planners, and higher education officials to improve the quality of virtual learning by applying these findings in their planning and decision-making.

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Studentsupport systemtemplate analysisvirtual learning

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PMID38023096
PMCPMC10671018

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