The phrase "an improvement in knowledge" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing advancements or enhancements in understanding or information in a particular field or subject.
Example: "The recent research led to an improvement in knowledge regarding climate change and its effects on biodiversity."
Alternatives: "a gain in knowledge" or "an enhancement of understanding."
An increase in the evaluation mark obtained after the presentation is considered an improvement in knowledge.
Specifically, participants with inadequate or marginal literacy did not demonstrate as great an improvement in knowledge than those with higher literacy.
The RCT showed how a therapist-moderated web site had led to a reduction in positive symptoms and an improvement in knowledge about schizophrenia [ 32].
We detected a significant positive effect of factual content and personal testimonies training upon an improvement in knowledge, F 1, 61) = 16.3, p = 0.0002.
Negative SMDs indicate a reduction in stigma (benefit), i.e. an improvement in knowledge outcomes or a reduction in either negative attitudes or discriminatory behaviour in the intervention group.
Another important question to address is if there is indeed an improvement in knowledge, does this also translate to a change in management of the LTC patients.
Using nine different questions measuring health knowledge, we find weak evidence that an increase in education generates an improvement in health knowledge for those who ultimately attend college.
Data results confirmed an improvement in the knowledge and competency of both staff nurses and parents.
At 18 months, children in the experimental group did not have a significantly decreased body mass index (BMI) percentile (P=0.470); however, they showed a reduction in the growth rate of their triceps (P=0.001) and subscapular skinfolds (P<0.001) and an improvement in dietary knowledge (P=0.018) and drank less than one glass of soda per day (P=0.052) compared with the control group.
It was encouraging to see an improvement in factual knowledge of Darwin in the level 4 cohort, especially those who had studied evolution in more detail.
Fisher's exact test was used to test for an improvement in each knowledge scale.
