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Table 1 Student ratings of attributes of Meta-analysis RLOs divided into five categories, Educational value, Learning support, Flexibility and support, Usability and Media attributes.

From: Teaching tools in Evidence Based Practice: evaluation of reusable learning objects (RLOs) for learning about Meta-analysis

Educational Value

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Missing Data

The content was appropriate and fitted my learning needs

21%

64%

7%

0%

7%

0

The activity was appropriate and aided my understanding

36%

43%

14%

0%

7%

0

The RLO encouraged me to reflect on the material

29%

36%

29%

0%

7%

0

I am confident that I will be able to use the knowledge gained from this RLO in future practice

21%

50%

21%

0%

0%

1

The RLO has aided my understanding and I feel I have achieved the learning objective.

36%

57%

0%

0%

7%

0

The RLO will help me retain information

29%

43%

14%

0%

0%

2

The self-assessment helped me gauge how well I'd understood the material

43%

14%

21%

0%

0%

3

I will use this RLO again

36%

21%

36%

0%

7%

0

The RLO integrated well with the module and other teaching sessions

50%

43%

0%

0%

0%

1

Learning support

      

The RLO was interesting and engaging

36%

50%

14%

0%

0%

0

I needed the help of a lecturer to understand the content

0%

7%

21%

50%

21%

0

The RLO was pitched at the right level for me

21%

57%

7%

7%

7%

0

I needed more support when using the RLO

7%

7%

7%

36%

43%

0

Flexibility and control

      

I enjoyed being able to work at my own pace

57%

14%

14%

0%

0%

2

I like the idea that I can access this RLO whenever I want to

79%

14%

0%

0%

7%

0

Usability

      

The RLO was well structured and easy to follow

50%

43%

7%

0%

0%

0

The RLO was easy to use

64%

29%

7%

0%

0%

0

The RLO was easy to navigate I felt in control.

50%

50%

0%

0%

0%

0

I liked the look and feel of the RLO

21%

71%

7%

0%

0%

0

Media attributes

      

The images and animations were valuable components of the RLO

57%

29%

0%

14%

0%

0

The on-screen text was useful and helped me assess the amount of information each section contained.

36%

36%

29%

0%

0%

0

The RLO took longer to complete than expected

0%

7%

36%

57%

0%

0

The narration made the RLO more engaging. I preferred this to text alone

43%

29%

7%

7%

7%

1

  1. Responses from PGN and MPH groups have been combined (n = 38).