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

Published in: BMC medical education (2018)

We present initial validity evidence for a dynamic online engagement metric based on student interactions in a virtual patient case. We discuss potential uses of such an engagement metric including better understanding of student interactions with online learning, improving engagement through instructional design and interpretation of learning analytics output.

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