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Table 1 Variables measured by the system

From: A novel collaborative e-learning platform for medical students - ALERT STUDENT

Name

Meaning

Measurement and presentation

Study session count

The number of times a

The Study Mode provides a button that when clicked increments the study

 

Notebook has been studied

session count for the Notebook.

Time spent studying

Time spent studying a

Each Flashcard provides a button to mark itself as studied. Each time that

 

Flashcard for a study session

button is pressed, the time lapse since a previous click in any other

  

Flashcard is added to the clicked Flashcard time for the current study session.

  

Time spent studying is presented as the cumulative time for all sessions per

  

Flashcard in a chart. It is represented as the proportion of the Flashcard time

  

to the global Notebook time on the sunburst chart.

Perception of knowledge

The student self perception of knowledge

The student is presented an open ended question that requires recalling the

 

regarding a Flashcard question.

knowledge to answer it. After recalling the question the student can see the

  

answer and assess the quality of his recall using a 4-point likert scale.

  

Perception of knowledge is presented as the average for a given Notebook or

  

per Topic. It is represented as a percentage of the best possible

  

Perception of knowledge for a Notebook.