Practice makes perfect: The critical role of mixed practice in the acquisition of ECG interpretation skills

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-26

  Hatala, Rose M ^a   Brooks, Lee R ^a   Norman, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Learning; Practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARDIZATION; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; STANDARD; TEACHING;

CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; TEACHING; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 0037637620     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022687404380     Document Type: Article

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