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Critical-Thinking Skills Of First-Year Athletic Training Students Enrolled In Professional Programs, Dana K. Bates
Critical-Thinking Skills Of First-Year Athletic Training Students Enrolled In Professional Programs, Dana K. Bates
Faculty Publications - Department of Kinesiology
Context: The Examination of Professional Degree Level document presented to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Directors states that research in athletic training education has not investigated differences in the critical-thinking skills of professional athletic training students.
Objective: Investigate the differences in critical thinking and other demographic variables across first-year athletic training students enrolled in professional bachelor’s- and master’s-degree programs.
Design: Quantitative study.
Setting: District 10 athletic training programs.
Patients or Other Participants: Students (N ¼ 40) enrolled within their first 6 months of a professional athletic training program were asked to complete the California Critical Thinking Skills Test …
Perceptions From Athletic Training Students Involved In An Intentional Peer-Assisted Learning Pedagogy, Dana K. Bates
Perceptions From Athletic Training Students Involved In An Intentional Peer-Assisted Learning Pedagogy, Dana K. Bates
Faculty Publications - Department of Kinesiology
Context: Peer-assisted learning (PAL) has been shown to benefit students across educational levels. Current research has investigated perceptions of PAL, postgraduate impact, as well as prevalence. This study investigated athletic training students’ perceptions of an intentional PAL pedagogy on both the peer-student and peer-tutor. In this study, the peer-tutors had training prior to implementation.
Objective: To explore athletic training students’ perceptions of an intentional PAL pedagogy.
Design: Qualitative study using a phenomenological approach.
Setting: Focus group interviews with professional undergraduate athletic training students.
Patients or Other Participants: Eleven athletic training students from 1 accredited athletic training program volunteered for this …
Perceptions From Graduates Of Professional Athletic Training Programs Involved In Peer-Assisted Learning, Dana K. Bates
Perceptions From Graduates Of Professional Athletic Training Programs Involved In Peer-Assisted Learning, Dana K. Bates
Faculty Publications - Department of Kinesiology
Context: Research has not explored how peer-assisted learning (PAL) impacts graduates once they are practicing as athletic trainers. Peer-assisted learning has been used in a variety of health education settings but there is a lack of data on its effects on the performance of graduates.
Objective: To investigate professional graduates’ perceptions of PAL pedagogy in their athletic training education and the impact of that experience on their first job.
Design: Qualitative study using a phenomenological approach.
Setting: One-on-one phone interviews with athletic training graduates.
Patients or Other Participants: Participants were from 8 accredited athletic training programs that varied in terms …