Limitations of subjective cognitive load measures in simulation-based procedural training

Medical Education

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 805-814

  Naismith, Laura M ^a,b   Cheung, Jeffrey J H ^a   Ringsted, Charlotte ^a   Cavalcanti, Rodrigo B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIMULATION TRAINING;

COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING; ONTARIO; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SIMULATION TRAINING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84935501500     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12732     Document Type: Article

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