Practical skills teaching in contemporary surgical education: How can educational theory be applied to promote effective learning?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 396-401

  Sadideen, Hazim ^a   Kneebone, Roger ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational theory; Effective learning; Practical skills teaching; Simulation; Surgical education; Surgical skills

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; BOUD, SCHON, AND ENDES THEORY; COMMUNITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EDUCATIONAL THEORY; ERICSSON'S THEORY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FITT'S AND POSNER'S THEORY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LAVE AND WENGER'S THEORY; LEARNING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MILLER'S TRIANGLE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLICATION; REINFORCEMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; VYGOTSKY'S THEORY;

EID: 84865246564     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.12.020     Document Type: Review

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