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- Peer-assisted learning in medical education has transitioned online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, raising questions about the effectiveness of virtual tutorials in communication courses.
- A study involving 128 second-year medical students utilized validated questionnaires to evaluate interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and learning success during online tutorials.
- Results showed positive ratings of likeability among students and tutors, with significant improvements in learning outcomes and effective communication observed, suggesting that online tutorials can enhance medical education.
Article Abstract
Background: Peer-assisted learning represents a favoured method of teaching in universities. The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated transferring medical education to digital formats, and subsequently, the question has arisen of whether online tutorials might be effective. This study, thus, investigated the efficacy of online tutorials in a communication course by assessing the interaction, verbal communication, and nonverbal communication of tutors and students.
Methods: Second-year medical students were invited to participate in this longitudinal quantitative study. Validated and self-developed questionnaires (e.g., Jefferson Empathy Scale) including 39 questions (rated on a 7- or 5-point Likert scale) were used to assess the different variables including interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and students' learning success.
Results: Out of 165 medical students, 128 took part in the study. The students as well as tutors reported that they found each other likeable (M = 4.60±0.71; M = 4.38±0.53; p > .05). Learning success increased throughout the communication course (Cohen's d = 0.36-0.74). The nonverbal and verbal communication in the simulated patient (SP) encounter was also rated as high by all three groups (M = 3.90±0.83; M = 4.88±0.35).
Conclusions: Interaction as well as nonverbal and verbal communication occurred in the online format, indicating that online tutorials can be effective. The implementation of SPs increases the efficiency of synchronous online learning as it enhances the simulation of a real patient-physician encounter. Thus, online tutorials are a valuable amendment to medical education.
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