Collaborative use of virtual patients after a lecture enhances learning with minimal investment of cognitive load

Medical Teacher

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 332-339

  Marei, Hesham F ^a   Donkers, Jeroen ^b   Al Eraky, Mohamed M ^a   Van Merrienboer, Jeroen J G ^b  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROCEDURES; SIMULATION TRAINING; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; SIMULATION TRAINING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 85047442564     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2018.1472372     Document Type: Article

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