Comparison of traditional face-to-face teaching with synchronous distance education in medical theory courses teaching to medical undergraduates: A case-controlled study in China.

ABSTRACT: Synchronous distance education (SDE) has recently been widely used for medical students. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of SDE with traditional face-to-face education (TE) on the learning outcomes of undergraduate medical students. Participants were class enrolled in 2015 and class enrolled in 2016. The entire 2 classes (n = 148), when they were a 6th-year grade at a medical college, were invited to participate in the case-controlled study. The 6th-grade curriculum includes 5 courses in ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, dentistry, traditional Chinese medicine, and dermatology. Outcomes included postintervention exams evaluating the knowledge gained from the 5 courses, a self-assessment of learning based on examinable learning objectives, student satisfaction, learni

SUBMITTER: Lyu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11630938 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature