The importance of combined use of spacing and testing effects for complex skills training: A quasi-experimental study.

IF 3.3 2区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Medical Teacher Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI:10.1080/0142159X.2024.2427735

Renata Vicente Soares, Rafaela Batista Dos Santos Pedrosa, John Sandars, Dario Cecilio-Fernandes

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Abstract

Introduction: A major challenge is retention of complex clinical skills. Spacing training and testing have been demonstrated to increase knowledge and skill retention but the combination has not been previously investigated in complex clinical skills. The aim of our study was to compare the effectiveness of combined spacing and testing for Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advance Life Support (ALS) simulation training in one group (intervention group), with combined spacing and testing, and another group (control) that received simulation training in a single-session simulation training without testing.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study.

Results: Thirteen nursing students were in the intervention group and 18 in the control group. After three months, there was no significant reduction in retention of BLS knowledge (p > 0.05) or BLS skills (p < 0.05) in the intervention group, but there was a significant reduction in both (p < 0.05) in the control group. We found no significant reduction in retention of ALS knowledge in the control group (p > 0.05), but there was a significant reduction in the intervention group (p < 0.05). There was no significant decay of ALS skills in both groups (p < 0.05).

Discussion: This is the first study to demonstrate that combined spacing and testing could be highly effective for complex skills simulation training to increase retention after three months.

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综合利用间隔效应和测试效应对复杂技能培训的重要性：一项准实验研究。

简介保留复杂的临床技能是一项重大挑战。间隔训练和测试已被证明可以提高知识和技能的保持率，但在复杂的临床技能方面，还没有人对两者的结合进行过研究。我们的研究旨在比较基础生命支持（BLS）和高级生命支持（ALS）模拟训练中间隔训练和测试相结合的效果，一组（干预组）采用间隔训练和测试相结合的方法，另一组（对照组）采用单次模拟训练，不进行测试：方法：准实验研究：干预组有 13 名护理专业学生，对照组有 18 名。三个月后，BLS 知识（p > 0.05）和 BLS 技能（p p > 0.05）的保留率没有显著下降，但干预组的保留率显著下降（p p 讨论：这是第一项研究证明，在复杂的技能模拟训练中，间隔和测试相结合可以非常有效地提高三个月后的保留率。

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Medical Teacher 医学-卫生保健

CiteScore

7.80

自引率

8.50%

发文量

396

审稿时长

3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： Medical Teacher provides accounts of new teaching methods, guidance on structuring courses and assessing achievement, and serves as a forum for communication between medical teachers and those involved in general education. In particular, the journal recognizes the problems teachers have in keeping up-to-date with the developments in educational methods that lead to more effective teaching and learning at a time when the content of the curriculum—from medical procedures to policy changes in health care provision—is also changing. The journal features reports of innovation and research in medical education, case studies, survey articles, practical guidelines, reviews of current literature and book reviews. All articles are peer reviewed.