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Investigación en Educación Médica

2019, Number 29

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Inv Ed Med 2019; 8 (29)

Virtual learning communities in a renal pathophysiology class: students’ perception

Segura-Azuara NÄ, Eraña RIE, López CMV

Language: Spanish
References: 19
Page: 69-75
PDF size: 453.85 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Creating learning communities has direct impact on all its members and their performance. Nowadays, medical school students are immersed in collaboration networks.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of the participation on a learning community in social network, particularly in the perception of medical students when finishing their participation in the class.
Method: The study was performed with a sample of 80 third-year medical students in a undergraduate physiopathology class on a private university. A descriptive and cross-sectional study was implemented, using an instrument to assess the implementation.
Results: The results show that students developed competencies such as interaction and connectivity between its members (49%), impact in learning (52%), motivation for learning (46%), and challenging activities (44%). The highest participation was registered in Facebook (64%). The images and forum participation was also used the most (71%).
Conclusions: The use of learning communities favors the development of skills: analysis, multiperspective reasoning and self-directed learning, which are the bases of lifelong learning.


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