Head-to-head comparisons of digital learning with traditional teaching show mixed results, with no overall advantage for either¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Of five studies directly comparing pharmacotherapeutic DLRs with traditional teaching methods, two favored DLRs, two had equivocal findings, and one favored traditional teaching. → Bakkum 2019

Evidence¶

Bakkum 2019¶

Bakkum, M.J., Tichelaar, J., Wellink, A., Richir, M.C. & van Agtmael, M.A. (2019). Digital Learning to Improve Safe and Effective Prescribing: A Systematic Review. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.1549

q3 · i? · review · r3

Review synthesis of head-to-head comparisons in the Results section. The review reports "two favored DLRs, two had equivocal findings, and one favored traditional teaching methods," and concludes DLRs are overall no better or worse than traditional teaching, citing prior overviews.

"Of the five studies directly comparing pharmacotherapeutic DLRs with traditional teaching methods, two favored DLRs, two had equivocal findings, and one favored traditional teaching methods."

Discussion¶

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