Development and initial validation of an online engagement metric using virtual patients

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 Examples of data demonstrating low, moderate and good engagement

Table 1 demonstrates examples of user interaction data and scoring from 3 different cases, each with a different level of engagement. Final engagement score < 0.3 = low; 0.3 to 0.5 = moderate; > 0.5 = good. Time is in seconds per page. MCQ = multiple choice question; data is shown only for pages that include an MCQ. CR = clinical reasoning; data is shown only for pages in which a student action occurred. Summary = summary statement; data is shown only for the page that included a summary statement question.
Page = page number. Comp = component score. Score = final engagement score.

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