An e-learning course in medical immunology: Does it improve learning outcome?

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E-learning is well liked among students. Use of an e-learning introduction is correlated with skill level; less skilled students use e-learning introductions more than more skilled students. Intermediate-range students can improve examination outcomes when given access to an e-learning introduction to immunology.

Figure 1. Box plot showing per cent score on the immunology (grey boxes) and on the non-immunology (hatched boxes) MCQs among students who used (users; n = 84) and did not use (non-users; n = 36) the e-learning package in immunology.

Table 1.  Linear regression results when correlating per cent score on the immunology questions with the amount of hours the students had used the e-learning program

	Number	Adjusted r^2	β (SE)	p-value
Low-score group	21	−0.048	−0.64 (2.1)	0.77
Intermediate group	41	0.17	3.6 (0.4)	0.0046
High-score group	22	−0.010	−1.8 (2.0)	0.38

Notes: The students are grouped into quartiles based on their overall score on the MCQs. Students not being recorded using the e-learning are excluded.