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Table 2 Student survey results with background about the pilot settings.

From: Development, implementation and pilot evaluation of a Web-based Virtual Patient Case Simulation environment – Web-SP

Academic Program

Pharmacy

Medical

Dentistry

Term/Course/Unit

T10

T6/T7

T5

T7/T8

Length of educational program (Terms)

10

11

10

10

University

Uppsala

Uppsala

Karolinska

Karolinska

Number of students (Answered the survey/Total)

86/90

50/70

35/56

49/67

Pedagogical setting

2 × 4 h Web-SP lab sessions + follow up assessment seminar

Ran cases from outward clinics, hospital and from home for > 2 months

1 × 4 h Web-SP lab sessions with 2 tutors

Ran cases from the university and from home for > 3 months + scheduled seminar to follow up the mandatory cases.

Cases

    

Number of cases

4

6

4–5

20

Mandatory (Regular Curriculum)

Yes, all

Yes, all

Yes, 1 case

Yes, 5 cases

Medical domain

Heart & circulation

Internal medicine

Comprehensive dentistry

Comprehensive dentistry

Number of case sessions completed

360

405

60

680

Student evaluations

Median values (p25 – p75)

1. I had no problems learning to use the Web-SP system 1= strongly disagree, 6 = strongly agree

5 (4 – 5)

4 (3 – 5)

5 (5 – 6)

5 (4 – 5)

2. I found the cases in Web-SP engaging 1= strongly disagree, 6 = strongly agree

4 (3 – 5)

5 (4 – 6)

5 (4 – 6)

5 (4 – 6)

3. I found the cases in Web-SP realistic 1= strongly disagree, 6 = strongly agree

4 (3 – 5)

5 (4 – 6)

5 (5 – 6)

5 (5 – 6)

4. I found the cases in Web-SP instructive 1= strongly disagree, 6 = strongly agree

4 (3 – 5)

5 (5 – 6)

5 (5 – 6)

6 (4 – 6)

5. I found Web-SP fun to use 1= strongly disagree, 6 = strongly agree

4 (4 – 5)

5 (4 – 6)

5 (5 – 6)

5 (4 – 6)

6. I think that I learn from using Web-SP 1= strongly disagree, 6 = strongly agree

3 * (2 – 4)

5 (4 – 6)

5 (4 – 6)

5 (4 – 6)

7. My overall opinion of Web-SP is 1= very bad, 6 = very good

4 (4 – 5)

5 (4 – 5)

5 (4 – 5)

5 (4 – 5)

  1. * The question was phrased differently "I think that I learn more using cases in Web-SP than with paper-based cases"