| Title |
Communication and proximity effects on outcomes attributable to sense of presence in distance bioinformatics education
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, March 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6920-11-10 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Craig Locatis, Eta S Berner, Glenn Hammack, Steve Smith, Richard Maisiak, Michael Ackerman |
| Abstract |
Online learning is increasingly popular in medical education and sense of presence has been posited as a factor contributing to its success. Communication media influences on sense of presence and learning outcomes were explored in this study. Test performance and ratings of instruction and technology, factors influenced by sense of presence, are compared under four conditions involving different media and degrees of student physical presence: 1) videoconference co-located, 2) webcast co-located, 3) videoconference dispersed, and 4) webcast dispersed. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 53% |
| Canada | 2 | 6% |
| Ireland | 2 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Comoros | 1 | 3% |
| Sweden | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 10 | 28% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 21 | 58% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 19% |
| Scientists | 7 | 19% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Philippines | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 212 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 5% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 8 | 4% |
| Researcher | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 22 | 10% |
| Unknown | 145 | 67% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 4% |
| Psychology | 8 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 2% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 18 | 8% |
| Unknown | 147 | 68% |
Attention Score in Context
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#1,566,682
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