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June 23, 2019JMIR Medical EducationOpen Access

Microlearning in Health Professions Education: Scoping Review

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JGJennie C. De GagnéDuke UniversityHPHyeyoung K. ParkAmherst CollegeKHKatherine HallChildren's Hospital of Orange County

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Implication

Scoping review examines microlearning's effects on knowledge retention in health professions, suggesting areas for improvement.

Key Points

  • This review aims to assess the effects of microlearning on health professions education, focusing on knowledge and confidence levels.
  • Conducted a scoping review of literature on microlearning strategies in health professions education.
  • Identified gaps in research related to microlearning outcomes and applications.
  • Microlearning positively affects students' knowledge retention and confidence in procedural skills.
  • Identified challenges such as pedagogical discomfort, technology inequalities, and privacy concerns.

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Gagné et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d9a5f07f18ff2fefa3c2bdhttps://doi.org/10.2196/13997
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