Medical students' attitudes towards the use of virtual patients.
An increasing number of virtual patients (VPs) are being used in the classroom, which raises questions about how to implement VPs to improve students' satisfaction and enhance their learning. This study developed and validated a scale that measures acceptability and attitudes of medical students tow...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 393 - 403 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2017
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