%0 Journal Article
%T Impact on learning of an e-learning module on leukaemia: a randomised controlled trial
%A Yuri Morgulis
%A Rakesh K Kumar
%A Robert Lindeman
%A Gary M Velan
%J BMC Medical Education
%D 2012
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1472-6920-12-36
%X A randomised controlled trial was performed utilising volunteer senior medical students. Participants were randomly allocated to Study and Control groups. Following a pre-test on leukaemia administered to both groups, the Study group was provided with access to the new e-learning module, while the Control group was directed to existing online resources. A post-test and an evaluation questionnaire were administered to both groups at the end of the trial period.Study and Control groups were equivalent in gender distribution, mean academic ability, pre-test performance and time studying leukaemia during the trial. The Study group performed significantly better than the Control group in the post-test, in which the group to which the students had been allocated was the only significant predictor of performance. The Study group¡¯s evaluation of the module was overwhelmingly positive.A targeted e-learning module on leukaemia had a significant effect on learning in this cohort, compared with existing online resources. We believe that the interactivity, dialogic feedback and integration with the curriculum offered by the e-learning module contributed to its impact. This has implications for e-learning design in medicine and other disciplines.
%K E-learning
%K Computer-assisted learning
%K Medical education
%K Leukaemia
%U http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/12/36/abstract