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Is a picture worth a thousand words: an analysis of the difficulty and discrimination parameters of illustrated vs. text-alone vignettes in histology multiple choice questions

BACKGROUND: Advances in cognitive load theory have led to greater understanding of how we process verbal and visual material during learning, but the evidence base with regard to the use of images within written assessments is still sparse. This study examines whether the inclusion of images within...

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Autores principales: Holland, Jane, O’Sullivan, Robin, Arnett, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4623296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26502882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-015-0452-9