title: The e-Learning Effectiveness Versus Traditional Learning on a Health Informatics Laboratory Course.
abstract: This paper presents a comparison between e-Learning and traditional learning methods of a University course on Health Informatics domain. A pilot research took place among University students who divided on two learning groups, the e-learners and the traditional learners. A comparison of the examinations' marks for the two groups of students was conducted in order to find differences on students' performance. The study results reveal that the students scored almost the same marks independently of the learning procedure. Based on that, it can be assumed that the e-learning courses have the same effectiveness as the in-classroom learning sessions.
authors.affiliation: Health Informatics Laboratory, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Spyros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zogas
authors.affiliation: Health Informatics Laboratory, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Aikaterini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kolokathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Birbas
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Management and Technology, University of Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chondrocoukis
authors.affiliation: Health Informatics Laboratory, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mantas
mesh_terms: D020375:Education, Distance / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007858:Learning; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education*; D014495:Universities