Explaining medical students’ learning outcomes in blended course designs : Combining self-reported and observational learning experiences
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Han, Feifei and Ellis, Robert A.. (2022). Explaining medical students’ learning outcomes in blended course designs : Combining self-reported and observational learning experiences. Advances in Physiology Education. 46(1), pp. 56-64. https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00121.2021
Authors | Han, Feifei and Ellis, Robert A. |
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Abstract | Blended course designs have been increasingly adopted in medical education. However, research on the relations between the key aspects of students’ learning experience and their learning outcomes often only measures students’ self-reported experience, neglecting what they actually do in learning. This study combined both self-reported and observational measures of students’ learning experiences and examined the relations between the two sets of measures and their contributions to learning outcomes. Australian medical students were asked to report their approaches to, and perceptions of, learning. The frequency and duration of their interactions with both online formative and summative tasks were observed and recorded. Correlation analyses showed that the learning outcome was positively related to deep approaches to using online technologies and duration of interactions with online summative tasks. The hierarchical multiple regression analysis found that the self-reported approaches and duration of interactions jointly explained the learning outcomes, accounting for 6% of the variance. The study demonstrated the complementary nature of using both self-reported and observational measures of students’ learning experiences to explain the learning outcomes in blended course designs. |
Keywords | Australian medical students; blended course designs; observational learning experience; prediction of learning outcomes; self-reported learning experience |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Advances in Physiology Education |
Journal citation | 46 (1), pp. 56-64 |
Publisher | American Physiological Society |
ISSN | 1043-4046 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00121.2021 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85122904089 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 56-64 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 22 Dec 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 22 Nov 2021 |
Deposited | 02 Aug 2022 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | ARC/DP150104163 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8y0ww/explaining-medical-students-learning-outcomes-in-blended-course-designs-combining-self-reported-and-observational-learning-experiences
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