Open AccessEffects of Live Lecture Attendance on the Academic Achievement of Preclinical Medical Students
Author(s) -
Wasit Wongtrakul,
Yodying Dangprapai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-020-01068-y
Subject(s) - attendance , absenteeism , medicine , academic achievement , medical education , academic year , confidence interval , psychology , family medicine , mathematics education , social psychology , economics , economic growth
Live lecture remains a ubiquitous form of knowledge delivery in preclinical medical education. However, voluntary live lecture attendance has markedly decreased at several medical schools. This case-control study examined the effect of live lecture attendance on academic achievement in selected basic science courses.