Table 1.
Summary on students’ performance with distant learning.
| Author, Publication year | Sample Size |
Study Type | Country | UG/PG | Format | Student Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beddy, P.R. et al., 2009 | 82 | Cohort | Ireland | PG | Lecture (Clinical based tutorials) | Increased assignment submission |
| Bernardo, V. et al., 2004 | 112 | Case series | Brazil | UG | Lecture (Experimental operations) | Increased post-test score |
| Ferrer-Torregrosa et al., 2016 | 171 | Case series | Spain | UG | Lecture (Anatomy learning) | Increased test score |
| Guerri-Guttenberg, R., 2008 | 100 | Cohort study | Argentina | UG | Lecture (Anatomy learning) | Increased motivation Better grades |
| Warner, S. G. C. et al., 2014 | 38 | Case series | Int'l | PG | Lecture (Hepatobiliary surgery training) | Persisted learning by participants even after the study had ended |
| Henao, O. et al., 2013 | 20 | Case series | Columbia | PG | Surgical skills | Significant improvement in post-test scores |
| Mizota, T. K. et al., 2018 | 20 | Case series | Japan | PG | Surgical skills | Reduced task completion time |
| +Rosser, J. C. H. et al., 2000 | 52 (control) Vs 149 |
Case control | US | PG | Surgical skills | No difference in CD-ROM group and face-to-face group |
| Zahiri, M. et al., 2018 | 2 | Case study | US | Both | Surgical skills | Reduced task completion time Increased accuracy |
| Co, M et al. 2020 |
33 (control) Vs 29 |
Case control | Hong Kong | UG | Surgical skills | No difference in student performance taught by distant learning vs face to face |
(PG – Postgraduate, UG – Undergraduate, RCT – Randomized controlled trial).