Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Rosie Collins, Dave Collins, Howie J. Carson
Summary: The study aimed to explore the practice and preferences of skateboarders in a coach-free environment. The findings suggest that skateboarders use various learning tools and cognitive skills to enhance movement storage. In the absence of formal coaching, performers appoint informal leaders.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Shannon G. Farmakis, Jocelyn D. Chertoff, Christopher M. Straus, Richard A. Barth
Summary: Radiology education for medical students is becoming increasingly important due to its intersection with various medical specialties and its crucial role in patient care. However, there is variability in radiology education requirements among US medical schools, with only a minority mandating a radiology clerkship. The existing curriculum often focuses on anatomy courses or incorporates radiology into core clerkships, often taught by nonradiologists. It is essential for medical students to receive comprehensive imaging education, including interpretive and non-interpretive skills, appropriateness criteria for ordering exams, cost considerations, imaging safety, and understanding the role of radiologists as consultants.
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Shye-Jao Wu, Ya-Fen Fan, Shen Sun, Chen-Yen Chien, Yih-Jer Wu
Summary: Online surgical education for medical students has become inevitable during the COVID-19 pandemic. While online courses may not fully replace traditional medical education, they can effectively provide instruction for basic surgical skills through virtual platforms.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Rajneesh Kaur, Jonathan Hakim, Richmond Jeremy, Genevieve Coorey, Eszter Kalman, Rebekah Jenkin, David G. Bowen, Joanne Hart
Summary: Research activities conducted during University studies contribute to medical students' preparation for evidence-based medicine. This study aimed to understand students' experiences, perceived development of research skills, and satisfaction with mandatory research projects. An online survey was conducted, and the results showed that the majority of students had positive outcomes from the research project. To improve student satisfaction, it is important to provide supportive research environments, high-quality supervision, and dedicated research time in the medical curriculum.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Conor Gilligan, Martine Powell, Marita C. Lynagh, Bernadette M. Ward, Chris Lonsdale, Pam Harvey, Erica L. James, Dominique Rich, Sari P. Dewi, Smriti Nepal, Hayley A. Croft, Jonathan Silverman
Summary: This study assesses the effects of interventions for medical students to improve interpersonal communication in medical consultations. The results suggest that these interventions may have positive effects on students' overall communication skills and empathy, although the evidence quality is generally low. Further research is needed to strengthen the quality of evidence and assess long-term effects on students' behavior and patient outcomes.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tianwei Tang, Xiaoqing Zhou, Yuchun Zhang, Xiwen Feng, Weiwei Liu, Zhaosong Fang, Zhimin Zheng
Summary: The increase in global temperatures has negatively impacted open spaces and public health in hot environments. This study examines the relationship between human physiological indices, psychological responses, and outdoor thermal indices in order to predict and evaluate human thermal safety. The findings suggest the need for adjustments in physical training intensity and sun exposure to avoid health hazards.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Surgery
A. Widder, J. Backhaus, A. Wierlemann, I Hering, S. Flemming, M. Hankir, C-T Germer, A. Wiegering, J. F. Lock, S. Koenig, F. Seyfried
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of the mental exercise 'deconstruction into key steps' (DIKS) on the time required to acquire laparoscopic skills. The results showed that training with DIKS can shorten practice time and improve laparoscopic performance. Gender, self-assessed dexterity, and motivation also significantly influence performance in laparoscopic training.
SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Howe Yuan Zhu, Shayikh Nadim Hossain, Craig Jin, Avinash K. Singh, Minh Tran Duc Nguyen, Lil Deverell, Vincent Nguyen, Felicity S. Gates, Ibai Gorordo Fernandez, Marx Vergel Melencio, Julee-anne Renee Bell, Chin-Teng Lin
Summary: This research explores the potential of acoustic touch as a wearable spatial audio solution for assisting blind individuals in finding objects. The study shows that the wearable device effectively aids in object recognition and reaching, without significantly increasing the user's cognitive workload.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Yangting Xu, Lu Wang, Peidi Li, Hong Xu, Ziqi Liu, Ming Ji, Ziqiang Luo
Summary: This study investigated the impact of online and offline teaching models on the development of cognitive skills in clinical medicine students. The results showed that online teaching was effective in improving lower-order cognitive skills, while offline teaching was more effective in reinforcing higher-order cognitive skills among high-achieving students. Online teaching also enhanced students' learning engagement.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Thayza Marcelly Rodrigues Morato, Pedro Henrique Magalhaes Mendes, Danielle Saad Nemer Bou Ghosn, Thomaz Bittencourt Couto, Paulo Victor Ferreira Mai, Sylvia Costa Lima Farhat, Claudio Schvartsman, Nara Vasconcelos Cavalcanti
Summary: The study described the implementation of the CW campaign among medical students in the pediatrics clerkship using different teaching strategies and evaluated students' perception and performance. Results showed that students exposed to simulation training had significantly higher scores in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and behavioral items compared to students who only watched the online video. Simulation training had a greater impact on undergraduate students' behavioral aspects and was well accepted by participants.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Visuddho Visuddho, David Nugraha, Rezy Ramawan Melbiarta, Rimbun Rimbun, Abdul Khairul Rizki Purba, Irmi Syafa'ah, Arief Bakhtiar, Purwo Sri Rejeki, Achmad Chusnu Romdhoni
Summary: This study aims to analyze the effects of online and offline courses on medical skill education among medical students. The study found that online courses resulted in higher scores for knowledge and practical skills, but lower scores for attitudes and satisfaction compared to offline courses. Male students were more likely to pass the examination. The conclusion is that online learning can be an alternative approach to improve medical skills during the COVID-19 pandemic, but further consideration of attitudes and satisfaction is necessary to ensure appropriate competence as future general practitioners.
MEDICAL EDUCATION ONLINE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cailbhe Doherty
Summary: This transaction log analysis evaluated the engagement behaviours of university students with multimedia lectures. The study found that incorporating the principles of signalling, segmenting, and embodiment increased student engagement.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Katrine Prydz, Peter Dieckmann, David Musson, Torben Wisborg
Summary: This study aimed to establish a tool for assessing the non-technical skills (NTS) of newly graduated physicians in Norway. Through focus group interviews and literature search, the Norwegian medical students' non-technical skills (NorMS-NTS) assessment tool was developed, which consists of four main categories and a rating scale for observed NTS. This tool provides a purpose-made assessment method to evaluate the NTS of new physicians.
Article
Surgery
Alemayehu Ginbo Bedada, Marvin Hsiao, Unami Chilisa, Brianne Yarranton, Nkhabe Chinyepi, Georges Azzie
Summary: The use of simulation in teaching technical skills to medical students, especially in low-middle-income countries where resources are limited, can be effective. This study showed that peers and near-peers can effectively teach defined surgical skills through simulation-based teaching. The implications are especially important in settings where experienced teachers are scarce.
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Srinivasan Ramamurthy, Hui Meng Er, Vishna Devi Nadarajah, Ammu Kutty Radhakrishnan
Summary: This study found that medical students show a significant increase in orientation towards lifelong learning with academic progression, especially clinical students showing significant improvements in seeking information skills and attention to learning opportunities. Problem-based learning, flipped classroom, guided reading, projects, and experiential learning activities are perceived to be effective in promoting lifelong learning skills.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Lubberta H. de Jong, Harold G. J. Bok, Lonneke H. Schellekens, Wim D. J. Kremer, F. Herman Jonker, Cees P. M. van der Vleuten
Summary: This study aimed to explore the influence of narrative information on the perception of information saturation and the interpretative approach of high-stakes decision-making. The results showed that the quality of narrative feedback influenced the perception of information saturation, while the quality of reflection had a lesser impact. These findings highlight the importance of high-quality narrative feedback in assessing difficult portfolios and suggest that examiners adapt their interpretative process in response to interventions and other triggers.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Takeshi Kondo, Hiroshi Nishigori, Cees van der Vleuten
Summary: Rubrics are commonly used in outcome-based medical education to assess competencies, and adapting generic rubrics locally can lead to decreased cognitive load for assessors and increased reflection on instruction. In this study conducted in a Japanese university, a locally adapted assessment system was developed and implemented successfully within seven months.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Dario Torre, Lambert Schuwirth, Cees Van der Vleuten, Sylvia Heeneman
Summary: This study examines the implementation processes of programmatic assessment in different institutions. It identifies knowledge brokers and a strategic opportunistic approach as important factors in managing the challenges and complexity of the implementation process. Engaging in overall curriculum reform is critical for successful implementation. Future research should focus on understanding the values and beliefs that underpin an organization's assessment culture and how they impact implementation.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Johan Renes, Cees P. M. van der Vleuten, Carlos F. Collares
Summary: This study compares a novel multimodal test format called Proxy-CBA with the traditional MCQ-CBA and finds that Proxy-CBA has higher reliability and validity, while maintaining similar cognitive load, suggesting its utility as an alternative assessment format.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Alice Stephan, Gary Cheung, Cees van der Vleuten
Summary: This study aimed to explore the impact of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) on motivation and learning of psychiatry trainees. The results showed that the impact of EPAs on learning was mediated by the trainee's appraisals of subjective control, value, and the costs of engaging with EPAs. Positive appraisals encouraged focused and structured learning with the supervisor, while negative appraisals led to a superficial approach. The granularity of EPAs, alignment with clinical practice, and the supervisor's conscientiousness were found to influence trainee appraisals and subsequent motivation and learning.
ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Alina Smirnova, Saad Chahine, Christina Milani, Abigail Schuh, Stefanie S. Sebok-Syer, Jordan L. Swartz, Jeffrey A. Wilhite, Adina Kalet, Steven J. Durning, Kiki M. J. M. H. Lombarts, Cees P. M. van der Vleuten, Daniel J. Schumacher
Summary: By analyzing electronic health record data, it is possible to use adjusted data to assess residents' clinical performance in pediatric emergency medicine and identify opportunities for quality improvement.
Review
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Rashmi A. Kusurkar, Cesar Orsini, Sunia Somra, Anthony R. Artino, Hester E. M. Daelmans, Linda J. Schoonmade, Cees van der Vleuten
Summary: The research found that assessments can have both positive and negative effects on student motivation for learning in health professions education. Assessments that stimulate controlled motivation tend to have negative outcomes, while those that stimulate autonomous motivation have positive outcomes. Students often focus on studying for assessments rather than acquiring knowledge relevant to professional practice.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Cassandra Barber, Cees van der Vleuten, Saad Chahine
Summary: This paper demonstrates how open access, pan-national health data can be used to create a reliable health index to assist schools in identifying societal needs and advance social accountability in health professions education. A final 5-factor multidimensional model was developed to help schools understand societal needs.
ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Pedro Grilo Diogo, Vitor Hugo Pereira, Frank Papa, Cees van der Vleuten, Steven J. Durning, Nuno Sousa
Summary: This study analyzes student verbalizations during an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and correlates them with test scores and final medical degree (MD) scores. The results suggest that students with semantically richer and closer to the disease prototype verbalizations perform better academically.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Lonneke H. H. Schellekens, Wim D. J. Kremer, Marieke F. F. Van der Schaaf, Cees P. M. Van der Vleuten, Harold G. J. Bok
Summary: This study explores how educators perceive and achieve assessment quality, as well as their perceptions of the impact of assessment on student learning. The findings reveal that educators predominantly use traditional criteria to understand and achieve assessment quality, with limited awareness of quality criteria at the course and program levels. Additionally, educators perceive the impact of assessment on student learning in two distinct ways: as a source of information to monitor and direct learning, and as a tool to prompt learning.
FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Emma Vaccari, Joyce Moonen-van Loon, Cees van der Vleuten, Paula Hunt, Bruce McManus
Summary: In this study, the researchers use a focused ethnographic approach to explore how the marking workload can be efficiently tackled. They find that marking parties not only contribute to driving deeper learning among students but also serve various functions in the examination process.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Daniel J. Schumacher, Benjamin Kinnear, Carol Carraccio, Eric Holmboe, Jamiu O. Busari, Cees van der Vleuten, Lorelei Lingard
Summary: High-value care is not often delivered in healthcare, but medical education can provide the spark for change by embracing competency-based medical education (CBME) and centering the patient. The authors argue that medical educators must adopt a new approach, treat CBME as an adaptive challenge, and prioritize genuine engagement and discussion.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lidwine B. Mokkink, Iris Eekhout, Maarten Boers, Cees P. M. van der Vleuten, Henrica C. W. de Vet
Summary: Reliability and measurement error are measurement properties that assess the impact of various sources of variation on individual measurements. Different designs can be used to evaluate reliability and measurement error, based on choices about which sources of variation are manipulated, which are controlled, and whether the entire measurement instrument or only part of it is repeated. This paper explains how these choices affect the calculation of intraclass correlation coefficients and standard errors of measurement using Venn diagrams, and provides recommendations for improving measurement and reporting study essentials.
PATIENT-RELATED OUTCOME MEASURES
(2023)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Marlies E. De Vos, Liesbeth K. J. Baartman, Cees P. M. van der Vleuten, Elly De Bruijn
Summary: One aim of vocational education is to educate students to become successful practitioners by developing their capacities. Learning at the workplace requires assessment and close communication between school and work. Workplace assessment is influenced by day-to-day work and relationships, and requires negotiated criteria and collaborative practices.
VOCATIONS AND LEARNING
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Janneke van der Steen, Tamara van Schilt-Mol, Cees van der Vleuten, Desiree Joosten-ten Brinke
Summary: This study investigates the difficulties teachers encounter while designing formative assessment plans and the strategies experienced teachers use to avoid those pitfalls. Through interviews, seven design strategies were identified that help to create effective formative assessment plans. However, experienced teachers still face challenges in decision-making and creating room for improvement. The lessons learned from these strategies can be incorporated into all teachers' design steps for formative assessment plans.
JOURNAL OF FORMATIVE DESIGN IN LEARNING
(2023)