Game-based e-learning is more effective than a conventional instructional method: A randomized controlled trial with third-year medical students

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Boeker, Martin ^a   Andel, Peter ^b   Vach, Werner ^a   Frankenschmidt, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Center de Sandà   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD; GAME BASED E LEARNING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING STYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT SATISFACTION; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; URINALYSIS;

COGNITION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84891958356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082328     Document Type: Article

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