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Durning, Steven J.; Artino, Anthony R.; Boulet, John R.; Dorrance, Kevin; van der Vleuten, Cees; Schuwirth, Lambert – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2012
Context specificity, or the variation in a participant's performance from one case, or situation, to the next, is a recognized problem in medical education. However, studies have not explored the potential reasons for context specificity in experts using the lens of situated cognition and cognitive load theories (CLT). Using these theories, we…
Descriptors: Expertise, Video Technology, Learning Theories, Medical Education
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Norcini, John J.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1990
This study compared the analytic scores on an essay test of clinical judgment generated by nonphysician readers with those of physician readers. Generalizability theory was applied to determine the number of essays and scorers required to reach specified levels of reproducibility. Results suggested that with training nonphysicians could…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Decision Making, Essay Tests, Higher Education