Student performance in medical biochemistry and genetics: comparing campus-based versus zoom-based lecture delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We appraised the effectiveness of online (Zoom) delivery versus live campus-based delivery of lectures in biochemistry and genetics courses and assessed the security of remote versus campus-administered exams.

Methods

Participants were 601 students entering Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2019 or 2020. The former cohort completed courses and exams on campus, while the latter completed courses online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the biochemistry and genetics courses, the same lecturers delivered the same content and used identical exam questions for assessments in 2019 and 2020. The investigators compared percent correct for each question in 2019 and 2020.

Results

This study found 84 of 126 (67%) of the questions yielded lit

SUBMITTER: Faner MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9668392 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature