VDT use is associated with improved academic performance in 86% of studies, with score increases of 8–31% over traditional teaching methods¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across 22 included studies, VDT use was associated with improved academic performance in 86% of studies, with score increases ranging from 8 to 31% over traditional teaching methods. → Telecan Teodora 2025

Evidence¶

Telecan Teodora 2025¶

Telecan Teodora, Capraș Roxana-Denisa, Filip Gabriela Adriana, Bonea Maria, Crivii Carmen-Bianca. (2025). Dissection in the 21st century: virtual tables versus traditional methods and their influence on medical students' perception – a systematic review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07946-6

q2 · i? · review · r2

Systematic review synthesis of 22 eligible studies comparing VDTs with cadaveric dissection, lectures, and textbook-based learning. The review reports that "VDT use was associated with improved academic performance in 86% of studies, with score increases ranging from 8 to 31%".

"VDT use was associated with improved academic performance in 86% of studies, with score increases ranging from 8 to 31% over traditional teaching methods."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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