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Wasit Wongtrakul1, Yodying Dangprapai2
1Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Background:
Live lecture remains a ubiquitous form of knowledge delivery in preclinical medical education. However, voluntary live lecture attendance has markedly decreased at several medical schools. This case-control study examined the effect of live lecture attendance on academic achievement in selected basic science courses.
Methods:
Cases (n = 174) were defined as students with below average examination scores, and controls (n = 198) were defined as students with above average examination scores. The exposure was absenteeism, which was defined as attending live lecture less than 75% of total live lecture sessions. Second-year and third-year students reported self-estimated frequency regarding live lecture attendance, and they estimated the time spent engaged in various behaviors during live lectures.
Results:
Absenteeism was identified as a significant risk factor for having below average score in preclinical medical science courses with a 2.34-fold risk (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.27-4.33). Distracting behavior more than 25% of live lecture time was a factor with non-significantly increased risk for having below average score (1.36-fold risk, 95% CI: 0.86-2.13).
Conclusions:
Absenteeism was compellingly associated with poorer examination performance among medical students in basic science medical courses. Preclinical medical students should be encouraged to attend live lectures as often as possible.
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