scholarly journals Standardized Patient-Narrated Web-Based Learning Modules Improve Students’ Communication Skills on a High-stakes Clinical Skills Examination

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 1374-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina A. Lee ◽  
Anna Chang ◽  
Calvin L. Chou ◽  
Christy Boscardin ◽  
Karen E. Hauer
2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 284-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen E. Hauer ◽  
Calvin L. Chou ◽  
Kevin H. Souza ◽  
Duncan Henry ◽  
Helen Loeser ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danette Waller McKinley ◽  
John R. Boulet ◽  
Ronald K. Hambleton

Standardized patient examinations are being used for high-stakes decisions (e.g., graduation, licensure, and certification) with growing frequency. Concurrently, research on methods to determine the passing score for these types of performance-based assessments has increased. A wide variety of approaches have been considered in the past several years, many based on traditional techniques developed for use with multiple-choice examinations. More and more, techniques that center on review of examinee work have been employed, often resulting in the establishment of defensible, reproducible standards. The purpose of this article is to describe and evaluate a work-centered approach for determining the passing score for a performance-based assessment of clinical skills. A description of an approach to set passing scores that involves expert review of examinee work is presented. Application and evaluation of the method are illustrated using examination materials obtained from a high-stakes certification assessment.


Author(s):  
Sumalee Chanchalor ◽  
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Kanyuma Jitjumnong ◽  
Preeyapus Phooljan

Author(s):  
Doni Widyandana

Background: E-Learning or web-based technology can be used to train undergraduate medical students’ clinicalreasoning skills. Currently, many learning methods are being developed using web-based environment to replacepaper-based because they are more efficient in terms of paper usage and are flexible for a student in accessingmaterials. This study aims to explore student’s working durationaccess time and scores upon the usage of webbasedtest, to compare students’ scores to paper-based test scores, to explore the advantages anddisadvantages, andsuggestions to improve the web-based learning method.Method: This study randomly enlisted 60 medical students of Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesiaand divided them into web-based (n = 30) and paper- based test (n = 30) groups. Students answered 15 disastermanagement questions and completed a questionnaire. The scores and times needed to answer the questions werecompared using the Mann-Whitney and Independent Sample tests.Results: The duration to answer in the web-based group was shorter than in paper- based group (p = 0.001), butthe average scores difference was not significant (p = 0.169). In the web-based group, similar numbers of studentsaccessed the website during and after working hours. Survey questionnaire results showed that most students realizedthe advantages of this program and gave appropriate suggestions.Conclusion: Practicing clinical reasoning skills using web-based learning method is more time-efficient comparedto the paper-based test. Its high-accessibility improves the learning interest and motivation of the student, with anequal outcome to the paper-based test.


2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrice E. Lechner ◽  
Robin Shields ◽  
Richard Tucker ◽  
G. Jesse Bender

AbstractWe hypothesize that a formal simulation curriculum prepares neonatology fellows for difficult conversations better than traditional didactics.Single-center neonatology fellowship graduates from 1999 to 2013 were sent a retrospective web-based survey. Some had been exposed to a Difficult Conversations curriculum (simulation group), others had not (no simulation group). The simulation group participated in one workshop annually, consisting of lecture, simulation, and debriefing. Scenarios were customized to year of training. Epoch comparisons were made between the simulation and no simulation groups.Self-rated baseline effectiveness at discussing difficult topics was not different. The simulation group reported more supervised family meetings and feedback after fellow-led meetings. Simulations were rated very positively. The simulation group reported increased comfort levels. Strategic pause and body positioning were specific communication skills more frequently acquired in the simulation group. In both groups, the highest ranked contributors to learning were mentor observation and clinical practice. In the simulation group, simulation and debriefing outranked didactics or other experiences.Simulation-based workshops improve communication skills in high stakes conversations. However, they do not substitute for mentor observation and experience. Establishing a structured simulation-based difficult conversations curriculum refines vital communication skills necessary for the high stakes conversations neonatologists direct in clinical practice.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Syahril Harahap ◽  
Rahmad Fauzi

Learning to use the module has several characteristics, which are self instruction, recognition of individual differences, includes learning objectives / competence, their associations, structures and uurutan knowledge, the use of a variety of multi-media, the active participation of students, their reinforcement directly to the response of the students, their evaluation of the student mastery over the learning results. In developing the modules need to pay attention to the techniques and components required, such as: components of a review of subjects, introduction, learning activities, exercises, summaries, formative tests and answer keys formative tests and follow-up. While the technique of developing modules include strarting from scratch, repackaging information, and compilation. Utilization of the module in the learning process sector in the class can be done on individual learning systems and classical. paper entitled Development of Web-Based Learning Module aims: 1) to produce web-based learning modules, 2) determine students' attitude towards web-based learning modules, 3) Knowing student results after participating in learning to use the web-based learning modules. It can be concluded that learning to use the learning module further web-based social statistics have been classified in either category even very good. Competency develop teaching materials especially modules need to be owned by teachers, considering the teaching materials will further streamline and mengefiensiensikan learning process. Besides, it also has an important role of teaching materials for teachers and students, the learning is done individually, and classical groups.  


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tabassum A. Kennedy ◽  
Sarina Schrager ◽  
Elizabeth Sadowski

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