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. 2012 May 15;12:30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-12-30

Table 4.

Opinion questionnaire after clinical sessions: Second Life as an teaching environment and comparison with other face-to-face and distance methods

Question Answer % (n/N)
Does it matter to you to be represented by an avatar?
“it doesn’t matter”, “we aren’t aware of it”
32.89% (25/76)
 
“no”, “not in the least”, “it’s fun”
35.53% (27/76)
 
no response
31.58% (24/76)
Did you think it was positive being able to see the speaker, setting and presentations?
“yes”, “positive”
26.32% (20/76)
 
“we only saw the screen”
47.36% (36/76)
 
“we didn’t care”, “it didn’t matter”
26.32% (20/76)
In general, did you like this tool?
“yes”, “it let us connect with other centres in the zone”
100% (76/76)
Do you consider it better than other distance learning methods?
“yes”, “much better”, “by far”
65.79% (50/76)
 
no response
32.21% (26/76)
Do you consider it better than other face-to-face learning methods?
“yes, in some aspects”, “it's more comfortable”
38.16% (29/76)
 
“it depends”
2.63% (2/76)
 
“no”
57.89% (44/76)
  no response 1.32% (1/76)

SL: Second Life.