Open AccessSocial studying and learning among medical students: a scoping review
Author(s) -
Daniela Keren,
Jocelyn Lockyer,
Rachel Ellaway
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
perspectives on medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2212-277X
pISSN - 2212-2761
DOI - 10.1007/s40037-017-0358-9
Subject(s) - cinahl , medical education , thematic analysis , psychology , grey literature , peer group , medline , medicine , qualitative research , social psychology , sociology , social science , psychological intervention , political science , psychiatry , law
Medical students study in social groups, which influence their learning, but few studies have investigated the characteristics of study groups and the impacts they have on students' learning. A scoping review was conducted on the topic of informal social studying and learning within medical education with the aim of appraising what is known regarding medical student attitudes to group study, the impact of group study on participants, and the methods that have been employed to study this.