Using signal detection theory to model changes in serial learning of radiological image interpretation

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 647-658

  Boutis, Kathy ^a   Pecaric, Martin ^b   Seeto, Brian ^c   Pusic, Martin ^d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b Contrail Consulting Services ^*  (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Image interpretation; Signal detection theory

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FIBULA; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; TEACHING; TIBIA; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FIBULA; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEW YORK; ONTARIO; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOLOGY; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; TIBIA;

EID: 78649909161     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-010-9225-8     Document Type: Article

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