Cognitive load imposed by knobology may adversely affect learners' perception of utility in using ultrasonography to learn physical examination skills, but not anatomy

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 197-204

  Jamniczky, Heather A ^a   Mclaughlin, Kevin ^a   Kaminska, Malgorzata E ^a,b   Raman, Maitreyi ^a   Somayaji, Ranjani ^a   Wright, Bruce ^a   Ma, Irene W Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomical sciences education; Cognitive load; Gross anatomy course; Gross anatomy education; Medical skills; Physical examination; Ultrasonography; Ultrasonography education; Undergraduate medical education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISION;

ADULT; ANATOMY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; CURRICULUM; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT PROJECTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84928253598     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1467     Document Type: Article

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