Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway.
Med Teach. 2012;34(9):e649-53. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.675456. Epub 2012 Apr 12.
E-learning is used by most medical students almost daily and several studies have shown e-learning to improve learning outcome in small-scale interventions. However, few studies have explored the effects of e-learning in immunology.
To study the effect of an e-learning package in immunology on learning outcomes in a written integrated examination and to examine student satisfaction with the e-learning package.
All second-year students at a Norwegian medical school were offered an animated e-learning package in basic immunology as a supplement to the regular teaching. Each student's log-on-time was recorded and linked with the student's score on multiple choice questions included in an integrated end-of-the-year written examination. Student satisfaction was assessed through a questionnaire.
The intermediate-range students (interquartile range) on average scored 3.6% better on the immunology part of the examination per hour they had used the e-learning package (p = 0.0046) and log-on-time explained 17% of the variance in immunology score. The best and the less skilled students' examination outcomes were not affected by the e-learning. The e-learning was well appreciated among the students.
Use of an e-learning package in immunology in addition to regular teaching improved learning outcomes for intermediate-range students.
大多数医学生几乎每天都在使用电子学习，并且已有多项研究表明，电子学习可以在小规模干预中提高学习效果。然而，很少有研究探索电子学习在免疫学中的作用。
研究免疫学电子学习包对书面综合考试学习成果的影响，并检验学生对电子学习包的满意度。
为挪威一所医学院的所有二年级学生提供基本免疫学的动画电子学习包，作为常规教学的补充。每位学生的登录时间都有记录，并与学生在年终综合书面考试中的多项选择题成绩相关联。学生满意度通过问卷调查来评估。
使用电子学习包的学生，其免疫学部分的考试成绩平均每小时提高 3.6%（p = 0.0046），而登录时间则解释了免疫学成绩方差的 17%。成绩较好和较差的学生的考试成绩不受电子学习的影响。学生对电子学习给予了高度评价。
除了常规教学外，在免疫学中使用电子学习包可以提高中等水平学生的学习成果。
