Title |
Learning the facts in medical school is not enough: which factors predict successful application of procedural knowledge in a laboratory setting?
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Published in |
BMC Medical Education, February 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6920-13-28 |
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Authors |
Ralf Schmidmaier, Stephan Eiber, Rene Ebersbach, Miriam Schiller, Inga Hege, Matthias Holzer, Martin R Fischer |
Abstract |
Medical knowledge encompasses both conceptual (facts or "what" information) and procedural knowledge ("how" and "why" information). Conceptual knowledge is known to be an essential prerequisite for clinical problem solving. Primarily, medical students learn from textbooks and often struggle with the process of applying their conceptual knowledge to clinical problems. Recent studies address the question of how to foster the acquisition of procedural knowledge and its application in medical education. However, little is known about the factors which predict performance in procedural knowledge tasks. Which additional factors of the learner predict performance in procedural knowledge? |
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United States | 5 | 45% |
Hungary | 1 | 9% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |
Unknown | 4 | 36% |
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Members of the public | 7 | 64% |
Scientists | 2 | 18% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 18% |
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Germany | 2 | 2% |
Thailand | 1 | <1% |
Austria | 1 | <1% |
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Researcher | 14 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 11 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 10% |
Student > Master | 9 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 8% |
Other | 28 | 27% |
Unknown | 23 | 22% |
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Social Sciences | 10 | 10% |
Psychology | 7 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 4% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
Other | 20 | 19% |
Unknown | 25 | 24% |