The Journal of surgical research
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Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Peer teaching and computer-assisted learning: An effective combination for surgical skill training?
The surgical literature suggests that collaborative learning using peers may be a valid way to teach surgical skills and there is a growing interest in the use of computer-assisted learning for this purpose. Combining this evolving technology with this type of teaching would theoretically offer a number of advantages including a reduction in the amount of faculty time devoted to this task. In this study, we evaluate the efficacy of a type of collaborative learning in a computer-assisted learning environment. ⋯ Collaborative learning in a computer-assisted learning environment is not an effective combination for teaching surgical skills to novices.