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Title:
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MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL SIMULATIONS: EXPLORING RECIPROCITY BETWEEN LEARNERS SKILLS, ATTITUDES AND CAREER INTENTIONS |
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Author(s):
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Pamela Leonard, Elena Libin, Yuri Millo, Alexander Libin |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-04-3 |
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Editors:
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Demetrios G Sampson, J. Michael Spector, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2011 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Experiential learning, situated cognition in education, learning on demand, student-centered approach. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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147 |
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Last Page:
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153 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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The purpose of the study was to explore the nature of experiential learning through express assessment focused on measuring learners experiences with educational medical simulations (MedSims) with regard to three dimensions: functional skills, attitudes toward usefulness of MedSims in professional education, and career intentions. A learning-on-demand event called Doctor for a Day Simulation Program (DOC) attracted 510 high school students of both genders with age ranging from 14 to 18 years, who were enrolled in the Summer School at the National Student Leadership Conference. Learners interacted with at least 4 out of 5 types of medical simulation platforms over the period of over 4 hours at the SiTEL, MedStar Health affiliated, Simulation and Training Environment Center in Metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia, USA. The learning experience was measured via newly developed express-method based on Learning Experiences with Technology Scale (LETS) along three domains: level of functional skills as they relate to digital technology and video-gaming, attitudes toward the use of MedSims in educational training, and intentions to pursue a health care career. The findings demonstrate that there is no linear relationships between the individual level of functional skills, and attitudes toward MedSims, and that the learners with the low level of functional skills expressed positive attitudes toward MedSims in the same way, as did students who play video games on a daily basis and therefore have high level of skills. At the same time, positive evaluation of learning experiences with educational medical simulations was associated with expressed intentions toward health care career as a relevant professional choice. |
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