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Analogical Reasoning: A Process For Fostering Learning Transfer From The Classroom To Clinical Practice, Timothy E. Speicher Jan 2010

Analogical Reasoning: A Process For Fostering Learning Transfer From The Classroom To Clinical Practice, Timothy E. Speicher

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Context: One of the most common instructional methods utilized in allied health and medical education to promote learning transfer is examination of a single patient case. However, in non-healthcare settings this practice has shown to be less effective in promoting learning than examination of multiple cases with cueing. Objectives: To examine the extent of learning transfer of cued versus non-cued pre-professional healthcare undergraduates engaged in a case-based analogical reasoning exercise and to determine what factors may explain variance in transfer outcomes. Additionally, the outcomes of this study will provide the athletic training educator and ATEP administrators' rationale and methods for …


Reflections (2010 Issue), College Of Health Professions Jan 2010

Reflections (2010 Issue), College Of Health Professions

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"[This year's] accomplishments speak to our commitment to excellence and our commitment to the university’s mission. As we reach record breaking enrollment levels in many of our programs, we can credit the wonderful work of our faculty and staff who provide our students with quality experiences that prepare them for leadership roles in their professions and build the reputation of our programs"--From Dean Patricia Walker's introductory message to this issue of Reflections.