Use of an Adaptive e-Learning Platform as a Formative Assessment Tool in the Cardiovascular System Course Component of an MBBS Programme [Letter]

Abstract

Muhammed Musab Hasan, Mohammed Adnan, Burhan Waheed Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UKCorrespondence: Muhammed Musab HasanFaculty of Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College Road, London SW7 2AZ, UKEmail [email protected] We read with great interest the article by Borges et al1 on the use of “Firecracker”, an adaptive e-Learning Platform for Formative Assessment. The authors concluded that use of the platform correlated with better academic performance in both final examinations and in-course assessments. Adaptive e-learning highly resonates with us as fifth-year Medical Students at Imperial College London and we wish to share our view on the topic whilst also addressing certain aspects of this paper.   View the original paper by Borges and colleagues

Keywords

• e-learning
• adaptive