Electronic resources as adjuncts to in-person teaching were associated with increased attendance in three studies¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Introduction of recorded lectures, synchronous online sessions or a web-based course management system coincided with increased attendance in three studies, suggesting electronic resources as adjuncts may explain attendance increases. → Nagappan Palaniappan Ganesh 2025

Evidence¶

Nagappan Palaniappan Ganesh 2025¶

Nagappan Palaniappan Ganesh, Tan Sapphire Rou Xi, Absar Shazia, Brown Samuel, Sayers Sarah, McManus Alex, Arora Anmol, Kuhn Isla, Khan Faris, Lau Edward, Tulinius Charlotte. (2025). Changes in medical student attendance at in-person teaching sessions: a systematic review. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091768

q2 · i? · review · r3

Review's interpretation of three studies (Alamer and Alharbi; Nast et al; Popovic et al) where attendance rose alongside recorded lectures, synchronous online teaching or Moodle introduction; only one of these reached statistical significance.

"These three studies suggest that the use of electronic resources as an adjunct to in-person teaching may be the reason for an increase in attendance observed in these studies."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Time and Continuity — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Recorded lectures are a controversial accessibility strategy: faculty cite decimated attendance and poorer grades, while acknowledging benefits for some student groups — reports the opposite
• Most remote courses used both synchronous and asynchronous delivery mechanisms — related
• Blended learning or flipped classroom models may combine e-learning and traditional modalities — a broader claim this one bears on
• Systematic review finds no consistent longitudinal change in medical student attendance at in-person teaching sessions — related