Completing the UDMOOC significantly increases dementia knowledge scores from pre- to post-course¶

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q2 i? Median DKAS scores rose from 34.5 at baseline to 45 post-UDMOOC, a statistically significant increase after adjusting for general education and dementia exposure. → Eccleston 2019

Evidence¶

Eccleston 2019¶

Eccleston, C., Doherty, K., Bindoff, A., Robinson, A., Vickers, J. & McInerney, F. (2019). Building dementia knowledge globally through the Understanding Dementia Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). npj Science of Learning 4:3. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-019-0042-4

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Pre-post analysis of 4894 DKAS respondents from the 2016–2017 UDMOOCs using multilevel models with random intercepts. Median baseline score was "34.5 (IQR: 27 –41)"; post-course median was 45, with F(1,4886) = 4245.6, p < 0.001. No effect size is printed.

"The median score post-UDMOOC was 45 (IQR: 41 –48), which was a significant increase on baseline scores ( F(1,4886) = 4245.6, p < 0.001 after adjusting for general education and dementia exposure)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Baseline dementia knowledge increases with levels of dementia-related exposure and general education — related
• The UDMOOC shows an equalising effect: participants with the least dementia exposure gain the most knowledge — related
• The probability of achieving a high DKAS target score (45–50) rises for all education and exposure groups after the UDMOOC — related
• The UDMOOC reaches a learner demographic unlike typical MOOC cohorts, with a 42% completion rate — related