Article
Education & Educational Research
Michael D. Schaller, Marieta Gencheva, Michael R. Gunther, Scott A. Weed
Summary: Traditional doctoral student education in the biomedical sciences relies on didactic coursework and apprenticeship training. Recent recommendations for revision of graduate training suggest the utilization of student competencies and the introduction of novel curricula focused on skill development. This study combined problem-based learning and active learning approaches to create an effective introductory graduate course in scientific skills.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Carlo P. Cortez, Aileen Mae F. Osenar-Rosqueta, Maricar S. Prudente
Summary: The paper discusses the effectiveness of focusing more on student-centered activities than lectures in the classroom. By using pre-recorded videos of lessons, students have ample time to prepare and study before class, allowing teachers to focus on interactive activities that promote critical thinking and communication skills. The study aimed to improve the math achievement and critical thinking attitude of high school students. Quantitative data showed significant differences in pre-test and post-test results among different groups, and a regression model supported the influence of critical thinking attitude on math achievement. Qualitative data revealed the positive effects of self-paced and technology-aided learning materials on independent learning and self-regulation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ying Guo, Daniel Lee
Summary: This study explores the use of ChatGPT to foster critical thinking skills in higher education. The results show significant improvements in students' confidence, analytical abilities, and comprehension of complex concepts through interaction with ChatGPT. Students found ChatGPT to provide diverse perspectives and challenge their current ways of thinking. Challenges include low-quality student comments and difficulties in information source validation. The study emphasizes the importance of comprehensive training for educators and access to reliable resources.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Chin-Lan Yang, Ching-Yi Chang, Hsiu-Ju Jen
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of escape room activities in enhancing nursing students' retention of maternity-related knowledge and overall learning performance. The results indicated that incorporating an online game-based escape room approach improved students' learning outcomes, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking abilities. Additionally, students reported enjoying the learning experience. Maternity escape rooms can be considered as an innovative teaching method that effectively engages nursing students in maternity care learning.
NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Dan Lu
Summary: This study proposed a blended learning environment to foster students' critical thinking, and the analysis revealed that students generally held positive perceptions of the environment and believed that it could help promote their critical thinking in different aspects.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Xiaojing Lv, Juanjuan Ma, Thomas M. Brinthaupt, Shaochun Zhao, Xuezhu Ren
Summary: The university lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted college students' learning outcomes and critical thinking skills. Online learning readiness and self-management skills played a crucial role in predicting post-lockdown learning outcomes, while students who took on more responsibilities at home or experienced emotional distress performed less well after the lockdown.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Joan Manuel Marques Puig, Thanasis Daradoumis, Marta Arguedas, Laura Calvet Linan
Summary: This study showed that the DSLab tool successfully facilitated students' cognitive and meta-cognitive strategy use to a certain extent, as well as critical thinking strategy use to a fairly large extent. The findings provide implications for online distributed (or general) programming course teachers looking to enhance students' SRL strategies in this field.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Mario Alberto de la Puente Pacheco, Carlos Mario de Oro Aguado, Elkyn Lugo Arias, Heydi Rico, Diana Cifuentes, Merlys Tafur
Summary: This article analyzes the effectiveness of the Simulation-Based Learning Model ASEAN Meeting in enhancing critical thinking skills and academic performance among 216 International Relations undergraduate students. The study found that simulations fostered an inquiry-based attitude, leading to improved deductive and inductive reasoning, recognizing assumptions, and drawing inferences capabilities.
INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ching-Yi Chang, Patcharin Panjaburee, Hui-Chen Lin, Chiu-Lin Lai, Gwo-Haur Hwang
Summary: This research presents a self-regulated flipped learning approach that addresses the challenges faced by students in self-learning before class. By guiding students to set learning goals and supporting them in monitoring their learning status, the approach significantly improves students' learning achievement, self-efficacy, self-regulation, and critical thinking. It provides valuable insights for future research on flipped professional training.
ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Matteo Vignoli, Clio Dosi, Bernardo Balboni
Summary: Expectations are growing for higher education institutions to educate professionals capable of tackling complex societal issues. Design Thinking (DT) mindset is seen as crucial in addressing wicked problems in educational settings. However, a well-developed explanation and measurement for the DT mindset is still lacking. This study fills this gap by developing and validating a 31-item scale based on ten dimensions, supporting the conceptualization and operationalization of the DT mindset.
STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Tzu-Chi Yang, Zhi-Shen Lin
Summary: Computational thinking is essential in the current era and learning programming is the most effective way to develop it. Introducing computational thinking and programming at an early age is recommended. Graphic organizers serve as a bridge between students' existing knowledge and new learning, enhancing their learning process. The study found that using graphic organizers improved elementary school students' computational thinking, programming skills, and learning experiences.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2024)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Lara M. van Peppen, Peter P. J. L. Verkoeijen, Anita E. G. Heijltjes, Eva M. Janssen, Tamara van Gog
Summary: The study investigated the effect of contrasting examples on learning and transfer of critical thinking skills, showing improvement in students' ability to avoid biased reasoning. Surprisingly, there were no significant differences in learning gains or transfer performance between the four instructional conditions, raising questions about the effectiveness of contrasting examples. Promoting transfer of critical thinking skills remains an important issue for future research.
INSTRUCTIONAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Lingling Huang, Xuanhua Li, Ya Meng, Ming Lei, Yanru Niu, Shanshan Wang, Rong Li
Summary: This study aims to explore the factors that affect problem-solving ability among nursing students and investigate the path relationships among self-directed learning ability, critical thinking ability, learning engagement, and problem-solving ability. The results showed that learning engagement, self-directed learning ability, and critical thinking ability were positively associated with problem-solving ability. Furthermore, learning engagement indirectly influenced problem-solving ability via self-directed learning ability and critical thinking ability. The total effects of self-directed learning and critical thinking ability on problem-solving ability were more prominent than learning engagement.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Ugochukwu Chinonso Okolie, Paul Agu Igwe, Ifeanyi Kalu Mong, Hyginus Emeka Nwosu, Clementina Kanu, Chidiebere C. Ojemuyide
Summary: This study explores how HE teachers in diverse international contexts experience teaching critical thinking to foster student development of CTS. Through qualitative online survey and interview methodologies, the study identifies three key approaches for HE teachers to enhance students' CTS development and discusses the perceived challenges in promoting teaching for CTS.
HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Cuiling Jiang, Yilin Pang
Summary: Modern society values creative talents, and design thinking (DT) has proven to be an effective educational concept for fostering innovation. However, research on improving engineering design ability through the design process and practice is limited. This study integrates DT and project-based learning (PBL) in teaching an artificial intelligence and algorithm training course, and examines the impact of this approach on engineering students' learning motivation and creativity. The results show that the DT-PBL approach enhances students' learning motivation and creativity, improving their design thinking, engineering application, and innovation abilities.
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ikuo Shimizu, Teiji Kimura, Robbert Duvivier, Cees van der Vleuten
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between students' social interdependence in collaborative learning and their readiness for interprofessional practice. The results showed that awareness of objectives positively predicted interprofessional collaboration and identity, while specific roles as health professionals negatively predicted interprofessional roles and identity. Therefore, increasing awareness and reconstructing the curriculum can enhance interprofessional education effectiveness.
JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Wai Yee Amy Wong, Jill Thistlethwaite, Karen Moni, Chris Roberts
Summary: This study applies cultural historical activity theory (CHAT) to explore the sociocultural factors that influence examiners' judgements in a high-stakes objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). It identifies four key factors that influence examiners' judgements and highlights the contradictions created by interactions between different elements such as examiners and rules, providing insights for examiner training to enhance assessment practice.
ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION
(2023)
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
Philosophy
Priya Khanna, Chris Roberts, Annette Burgess, Stuart Lane, Jane Bleasel
Summary: Traditional assessment approaches are not effective in capturing the nuances of learners' clinical competence. Programmatic assessment, as an alternative approach, embraces subjectivity and holistic decision making in clinical settings. However, introducing programmatic assessment is challenging for faculty and staff due to its major departure from traditional assessment practices. This study applies critical realism and Bhaskar's theory to analyze the underlying conditions and mechanisms triggered by programmatic assessment's implementation.
JOURNAL OF CRITICAL REALISM
(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)