Effect of different teaching/learning approaches using virtual patients on student's situational interest and cognitive load: a comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual Patients (VPs) have been receiving considerable attention in medical education as an authentic learning and teaching approach. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of using different approaches of conduction of virtual patients (VPs) on students' cognitive load and situational interest.

Methods

The study is an experimental study. Two different cohorts have participated during the academic year 2019/2020 and 2020/2021. The first cohort (Group 1) was exposed to a lecture followed by an independent VPs session, and the second cohort (Group 2) was exposed to a collaborative VPs session. The situational interest and Cognitive load were compared between the two groups. All sessions are about one topic related to maxillofacial trauma.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Fuoad SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641945 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature