background and purpose:  student assessment is an important issue in medical education. it is necessary to use objective, valid and reliable assessment methods that are appropriate to the learning objectives and domain.the objectives of this study were 1- development of the dops test (direct observation procedural skills) and identification of its validity, reliability and acceptability. 2- eva...

background: the clinical evaluation, as one of the most important elements in medical education, must measure students’ competencies and abilities. the implementation of any assessment tool is basically dependent on the acceptance of students. this study tried to assess midwifery students’ satisfaction with direct observation of procedural skills (dops) and current clinical evaluation methods. ...

INTRODUCTION There is a rising prevalence of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in educational institutions. Difficulties in academic development manifest as: slow information processing, difficulty in planning and working memory, difficulty staying focused, struggle selecting data or stimuli relevant to the implementation and completion of tasks. If adequate educational measur...

Games are seen as attractive potential learning tools because of their ability to engage players and immerse them in situations that invite application of content and skills. However, it is not always clear whether educational games encourage players to utilize particular cognitive processes, access appropriate prior knowledge concepts, and/or apply given procedural skills as intended. Research...

Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) is a new workplace assessment tool. The aim of this narrative review of literature is to summarize the available evidence about the validity, reliability, feasibility, acceptability and educational impact of DOPS. A PubMed database and Google search of the literature on DOPS published from January 2000 to January 2012 was conducted which yielded 30...

BACKGROUND Practicing physicians often wish to improve their procedural skills but have limited educational opportunities to do so. DESCRIPTION To summarize the effects of two procedural workshops on participants' confidence, proficiency, and practice patterns. EVALUATION Following completion of a skin biopsy or arthrocentesis workshop, participants completed a post-course and an 8-month fo...

BACKGROUND Procedural memory allows acquisition, consolidation and use of motor skills and cognitive routines. Automation of procedures is achieved through repeated practice. In children, improvement in procedural skills is a consequence of natural neurobiological development and experience. METHODS The aim of the present research was to make a preliminary evaluation and description of repeti...

Procedural skills such as riding a bicycle and playing a musical instrument play a central role in daily life. Such skills are learned gradually and are retained throughout life. The present study investigated 1-year retention of procedural skill in a version of the widely used serial reaction time task (SRTT) in young and older motor-skill experts and older controls in two experiments. The you...

BACKGROUND Simulation is increasingly used for teaching medical procedures. The goal of this study was to assess learner preferences for how simulators should be used in a procedural curriculum. METHODS A 26-item survey was constructed to assess the optimal use of simulators for the teaching of medical procedures in an internal medicine residency curriculum. Survey domains were generated inde...

Declarative memory is a long-term store for facts, concepts and words. Procedural memory subserves the learning and control of sensorimotor and cognitive skills, including the mental grammar. In this study, we report a single-case study of a mild aphasic patient who showed procedural deficits in the presence of preserved declarative memory abilities. We administered several experiments to explo...