Open Access<p>Use of an Adaptive e-Learning Platform as a Formative Assessment Tool in the Cardiovascular System Course Component of an MBBS Programme</p>
Author(s) -
Sarika Gupta,
Nkemcho Ojeh,
Bidyadhar Sa,
Keerti Singh,
O Peter Adams
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s267834
Subject(s) - summative assessment , formative assessment , bachelor , medical education , attendance , critical thinking , mastery learning , psychology , medicine , mathematics education , computer science , archaeology , economics , history , economic growth
Technology-enhanced learning includes the adaptive e-learning platform, a data-driven method with computer algorithms, providing customised learning enhancing critical thinking of individual learners. "Firecracker" - an online adaptive e-learning platform, and assessment software, promotes critical thinking, helps prepare students for courses and high-stakes examinations, and evaluates progress relative to co-learners. The objectives of this study were to determine the usage rates of Firecracker, examine the performance of Firecracker formative quizzes, identify the correlation between Firecracker use and performance with that of performance at summative course assessments, and assess students' satisfaction with Firecracker usage.