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ABSTRACT: Learner, Patient, and Supervisor Features Are Associated With Different Types of Cognitive Load During Procedural Skills Training

PURPOSE: Cognitive load theory, focusing on limits of the working memory, is relevant to medical education; however, factors associated with cognitive load during procedural skills training are not well characterized. The authors sought to determine how features of learners, patients/tasks, settings, and supervisors were associated with three types of cognitive load

Posted on 6 Nov 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

MANUSCRIPT: Behavior change interventions and policies influencing primary healthcare professionals’ practice-an overview of reviews.

BACKGROUND:There is a plethora of interventions and policies aimed at changing practice habits of primary healthcare professionals, but it is unclear which are the most appropriate, sustainable, and effective. We aimed to evaluate the evidence on behavior change interventions and policies directed at healthcare professionals working in primary healthcare centers.METHODS:Study

Posted on 6 Nov 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Learning Models & Theory, Manuscript, Resources

Nudging his way to a Nobel Prize

For nearly 5 years ArcheMedX has been working to "nudge" learners to learn more effectively. The simple idea is that learners rely on a largely unevolved set of learning actions, or behaviors, and that by architecting learning experiences that optimize these behaviors, learners learn better. We validated this approach years ago, demonstrating

Posted on 10 Oct 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Brain Science, Learning Models & Theory

ABSTRACT: Use of the pause procedure in continuing medical education: A randomized controlled intervention study.

During lectures, a pause procedure (the presenter pauses so students can discuss content) can improve educational outcomes. We aimed to determine whether (1) continuing medical education (CME) presentations with a pause procedure were evaluated more favorably and (2) a pause procedure improved recall. In this randomized controlled intervention study of

Posted on 9 Oct 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Brain Science, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Medical education of attention: A qualitative study of learning to listen to sound.

INTRODUCTION: There has been little qualitative research examining how physical examination skills are learned, particularly the sensory and subjective aspects of learning. The authors set out to study how medical students are taught and learn the skills of listening to sound. METHODS: As part of an ethnographic study in Melbourne, 15 semi-structured in-depth

Posted on 9 Oct 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Resources

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ABSTRACT: Learner, Patient, and Supervisor Features Are Associated With Different Types of Cognitive Load During Procedural Skills Training

MANUSCRIPT: Behavior change interventions and policies influencing primary healthcare professionals’ practice-an overview of reviews.

Nudging his way to a Nobel Prize

ABSTRACT: Use of the pause procedure in continuing medical education: A randomized controlled intervention study.

ABSTRACT: Medical education of attention: A qualitative study of learning to listen to sound.

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