Virtual lab simulations improved blood typing knowledge and motivation but faced technical and language barriers¶
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q3 i? Virtual laboratory simulations significantly improved medical biochemistry students' understanding, motivation, and performance (p<0.0001 Wilcoxon signed rank test). → Owolabi Joshua O. 2025
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Owolabi Joshua O. 2025¶
Owolabi Joshua O., Gardner Katresa, Agboola Rasheed, Yesudas Rekha R., Shaw Jennifer H. (2025). Use of simulation for teaching biomedical sciences to undergraduate medical students- a scoping review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07819-y
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Quasi-experimental study of first-year medical students in Indonesia using virtual laboratory simulations (vLABs) for medical biochemistry; "Statistically significant increase in scores (p<0.0001 Wilcoxon signed rank test)" was observed. No effect size printed.
"Statistically significant increase in scores (p<0.0001 Wilcoxon signed rank test) on post intervention assessment was observed, also between first and best attempt scores; cognitive and motivational benefits were also reportd via surveys"
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