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ArticleGMS journal for medical education2023

First steps of learning analytics in a blended learning general practice curriculum at Saarland University - a quantitative approach.

Helene Junge, Kerstin Schuster, Aline Salzmann, Sara Volz-Willems, Johannes Jäger, Fabian Dupont

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  1. (An) Insight into didactics in the health professions.GMS journal for medical education · 2023
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6 authors.

Helene JungeSaarland University, Department of Family Medicine, Homburg, Germany.
Kerstin SchusterSaarland University, Department of Family Medicine, Homburg, Germany.
Aline SalzmannSaarland University, Department of Family Medicine, Homburg, Germany.
Sara Volz-WillemsSaarland University, Department of Family Medicine, Homburg, Germany.
Johannes JägerSaarland University, Department of Family Medicine, Homburg, Germany.
Fabian DupontSaarland University, Department of Family Medicine, Homburg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Medical education has been revolutionized by the growing importance of digital learning. Little is known about students' online study behaviour and its relationship with exam performance. This quantitative study analyses and describes students' digital learning behaviours in a blended learning curriculum for General practice at Saarland University, Germany. It also examines the relationship between digital learning behaviour and exam performance. Methods: Cohort and individualized AMBOSS Results: Students in the blended learning course used integrated content more frequently than the reference cohort (U=48777, p<0.001). The number of digital learning cards read correlated moderately with digital formative assessment performance (ρ=0.331, p=0.005 and ρ=0.217, p=0.034). Formative assessment scores and exam results correlated strongly in the summer semester cohort (ρ=0.505, p<0.001), and moderately in the winter semester cohort (ρ=0.381, p<0.001). Conclusion: There is a difference in the usage of online learning activities when they are purposefully integrated into a curriculum. Digital learning activities including formative assessment may serve as valuable, constructively aligned exam preparation. This is relevant for medical educators when planning future blended learning curricula and portfolio systems, as it may save financial and human resources.

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General PracticeStudents, MedicalCurriculumEducational MeasurementHumansUniversitiesblended learningdigital learning behaviourformative assessmentundergraduate medical education

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PMID38125898
PMCPMC10728664

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