Rule-based Digital Case-Based Learning (DCBL) module with algorithm-triggered formative feedback¶
Design · All designs
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal),q2· 1 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A digital learning module comprising three online micro-cases (URTI, UTI, acute watery diarrhoea) built on "a rule-based branching logic architecture". At each decision node, "pre-authored, expert-reviewed formative feedback" was automatically triggered based on the learner's selection. The platform deliberately used no generative AI or large language model. Cases were designed to activate illness-script formation consistent with script theory.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Requires pre-authored, expert-reviewed feedback content at each decision node
- Requires branching clinical logic with predefined response options
Constraints¶
- The platform did not use generative artificial intelligence and did not generate de novo adaptive text
Target Learners¶
- Third- and fourth-phase MBBS learners
Learning Goals¶
- Antibiotic-stewardship clinical reasoning
- Clinical decision-making under uncertainty
Claims¶
- Uti Case Significant Sct Improvement [+M]
- Single Session Dcbl No Significant Overall Sct Change [+M]
Related Designs¶
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Sunil Kumar D, Sucheta Dandekar, G. Hari Prakash. (2026). Dynamic CBME in action: rule-based digital case-based learning to evaluate antibiotic-stewardship reasoning in MBBS learners. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09810-7
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Rule-based Digital Case-Based Learning (DCBL) module with algorithm-triggered formative feedback |
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A digital learning module comprising three online micro-cases (URTI, UTI, acute watery diarrhoea) built on "a rule-based branching logic architecture". |
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by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-04 |
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