ERIC Number: EJ1447719
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Teaching Reasoning, Reflective Practice, and Evidence-Based Practice: Educator Consensus Strategies
Hannah K. Burke; Pat L. Sample; Anita C. Bundy; Virginia Spielmann; Shelly J. Lane
Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, v8 n4 Article 7 2024
Although reasoning, reflective practice, and evidence-based practice are essential professional skills for occupational therapy students, there is not a clear understanding of how these skills are taught. We used Delphi methodology to explore how occupational therapy educators conceptualize best-practices for facilitating the development of clinical reasoning, professional reasoning, reflective practice, and evidence-based practice. Participants were required to be educators in a master's-level or higher occupational therapy program for at least three years, based in the United States, and available across multiple survey rounds. The nine participants nominated a total of 94 teaching strategies, of which 90.4% (n = 85) reached consensus after Round 3. Consensus strategies were largely experiential, active, and explicit teaching approaches. Consideration of how these teaching strategies used by occupational therapy educators support students in integrating skills with each other and into practice can facilitate increased professional competence within occupational therapy.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Abstract Reasoning, Evidence Based Practice, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Best Practices, Clinical Experience, Reflection, Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Experiential Learning, Active Learning, Competence, Professional Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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