Traditional learning outperformed e-learning in studies where mannequin-based simulation was the traditional modality¶

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Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? When traditional learning methods outperformed e-learning, mannequin-based simulation, with or without accompanying coursework, was the modality most likely to be involved. → Blackwood Lachlan 2025

Evidence¶

Blackwood Lachlan 2025¶

Blackwood Lachlan, Hollo Zachary, Amaratunge Lahiru. (2025). Electronic learning methods compared to traditional learning methods in anaesthesia education: a systematic review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07502-2

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

The review's synthesis of included studies found that when traditional learning methods outperformed e-learning, mannequin-based simulation, with or without accompanying coursework, was the modality most likely to be involved.

"When traditional learning methods outperformed e-learning in some studies, we found mannequin-based simulation, with or without accompanying coursework, to be the modality most likely to be involved."

Discussion¶

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