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Research paper thumbnail of The Effects of Attempting Spelling Before Feedback on Spelling Acquisition and Retention

In this study, students learned difficult to spell words by one of three different teaching metho... more In this study, students learned difficult to spell words by one of three different teaching methods. They saw the correct spelling before attempting it, they attempted to spell the word once before seeing the correct spelling, or they attempted to spell the word several times prior to viewing the correct spelling. Results showed that attempting to spell words before viewing them facilitated acquisition of the words. The teaching methods did not differentially influence long term retention measured at two and six weeks following training. The locus of effects of these training methods was found in initial acquisition rather than retention. (Author/TO)

Research paper thumbnail of Symposium: Parallel innovative tracks: are they an effective vehicle for changing traditional medical education?

Research in medical education : proceedings of the ... annual Conference. Conference on Research in Medical Education, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of Development of self‐directed learning behaviors in a partially teacher‐directed problem‐based learning curriculum

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1992

... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Developm... more ... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Development of self-directed learning behaviors in a partially teacher-directedproblem-based learning curriculum. Blumberg, Phyllis; Michael, Joel ...

Research paper thumbnail of Roles of student‐generated learning issues in problem‐based learning

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1990

Research paper thumbnail of Building the Infrastructure for Educational Change

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ABSTRACT Strengthening educational programs requires a coordinated set of supporting activities. ... more ABSTRACT Strengthening educational programs requires a coordinated set of supporting activities. This article describes the infrastructure of the Educational Centre for Aging and Health of McMaster University (ECAH). This center seeks through professional education to enhance the quality of life and self‐determination of older persons, by increasing the number of skilled health professionals to care for aging individuals and by developing educational models concerning aging and health. We describe the clinical settings, technical and developmental support, and a system of data collection that provides feedback about health needs and the establishment of educational priorities. This center is attempting to meet the challenge of changing community needs for education for aging and health. Because of ECAH, aging and health has become more salient within this university. This article illustrates an infrastructure that other institutions can adapt to their own purposes in order to enhance gerontology and health education.

Research paper thumbnail of Implications of changing student characteristics for program evaluations in a problem‐based curriculum

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ABSTRACT Characteristics of students participating in the initial class of an alternative, proble... more ABSTRACT Characteristics of students participating in the initial class of an alternative, problem‐based curriculum were compared to those of students entering the same program in successive years to test the hypothesis that there are differences over time in the types of students who participate. The pilot class was not representative of medical students in general or of the students who entered the program in later years. Students in the first class were more introverted, had higher neuroticism scores, more external locus of control, and less confidence in their ability to succeed as medical students. The number of students in each class who majored in a nonscience discipline declined over the three classes studied. These data caution that for purposes of program evaluation, successive classes should be examined individually. There are several reasons why the pilot class of a new program may differ from subsequent classes and should not be used for summative program evaluation. In addition to changes in the type of students, the program itself and the way it is presented to students changes, as do criteria by which students are selected.

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of academic problems encountered by medical students

Page 1. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 1994, Vol. 6, No. 2,96-101 Copyright 1994 by Lawrence E... more Page 1. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 1994, Vol. 6, No. 2,96-101 Copyright 1994 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Analysis of Academic Problems Encountered by Medical Students Phyllis Blumberg and Gerald S ...

Research paper thumbnail of Describing the Structure and Content of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in an Educational Center on Aging and Health

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ABSTRACT Innovative methods for exploring the nature and extent of interdisciplinary collaboratio... more ABSTRACT Innovative methods for exploring the nature and extent of interdisciplinary collaboration in health and aging are increasingly needed as higher education moves toward fostering more cooperation among formerly isolated health disciplines. This article describes the development of a new practical method for mapping the structural elements and understanding the content of interdisciplinary collaboration in a center designed specifically to support this kind of activity. How to study who collaborates with whom and the settings in which these activities take place are explored. Information is provided to assist others in conducting similar research to document the structural nature of their collaboration. The Educational Centre for Aging and Health (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) described in this article was very successful in fostering interdisciplinary activities, and the contextual characteristics that promote this success are identified.

Research paper thumbnail of Medical students' attitudes toward the obese and the morbidly obese

International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1985

ABSTRACT One hundred third year medical students completed a questionnaire which elicited their r... more ABSTRACT One hundred third year medical students completed a questionnaire which elicited their reactions to obesity, including morbid obesity. The students' reactions toward the moderately obese were neutral or negative; while their reactions to the morbidly obese were almost uniformly negative. This is in contrast to their reactions to persons of average weight, which were neutral or positive. The negative prejudices expressed toward the morbidly obese extended beyond characteristics attributed to weight. Their negative feelings towards the obese did not change after direct contact with morbidly obese patients. Further research is needed to assess how prejudicial views toward obese people affect their medical care.

Research paper thumbnail of Social support networks and psychological adaptation of female and male medical students

Journal of the American Medical Women's Association (1972)

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of medical student performance in the clinical years

Proceedings of the ... annual Conference on Research in Medical Education. Conference on Research in Medical Education

The analysis of a system for evaluating student clinical clerkship performance shows that residen... more The analysis of a system for evaluating student clinical clerkship performance shows that residents and attendings make use of only a single dimension, from "good physician" to "bad physician." Further analyses show that this dimension is defined differently by different specialties, and that the results of evaluations from all clerkships are required to provide full and adequate assessment of students' abilities.

Research paper thumbnail of Good Student or Good Physician: What Are We Encouraging?

A study based on student and faculty opinions is presented. It examines how well two types of pre... more A study based on student and faculty opinions is presented. It examines how well two types of preclinical curricula are preparing students to become competent physicians. Research questions include: how effective do students perceive their educational activities in two different preclinical curricula to be in helping them to pass their exams and become good physicians; how congruent are educational activities of preclinical students with student perceptions of activities leading to physician competence; and how congruent are the perceptions of students compared to those of their faculty. Preclinical students and faculty from a private midwestern American medical school participated. Responses were gathered from one class of traditional curriculum students and from one class of problem based learning students. Students were asked to indicate how often in the past year they had used each of the different study resources listed for them and to rate a series of educational activities by...

Research paper thumbnail of Learning medical school biochemistry through self-directed case-oriented study

Biochemical Education, 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Community-based program for training family medicine residents: McMaster's pilot program

Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Enhanced geriatric consultation team in a rural setting: Making geriatric services available to rural patients

Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Psychiatric diagnosis in candidates for gastroplasty

International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1985

ABSTRACT The psychological status of fifteen morbidly obese patients was assessed prior to gastro... more ABSTRACT The psychological status of fifteen morbidly obese patients was assessed prior to gastroplastic surgery for the purpose of weight reduction study. The patients, averaging 264% of their ideal weight, were predominantly in the lowest socioeconomic class. This sample may represent a subset of the morbidly obese who have a high degree of psychopathology, the most common manifestation of which is affective illness. The prevalence of lifetime depressive disorders in these patients was 53%, utilizing the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-III. Only one patient had no diagnosable mental illness. The sex, percentage of ideal weight, and socioeconomic class of the patients may influence these findings.

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of academic problems encountered by medical students

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1994

Page 1. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 1994, Vol. 6, No. 2,96-101 Copyright 1994 by Lawrence E... more Page 1. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 1994, Vol. 6, No. 2,96-101 Copyright 1994 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Analysis of Academic Problems Encountered by Medical Students Phyllis Blumberg and Gerald S ...

Research paper thumbnail of A comparison of the perceived effectiveness of two educational methods in achieving school-related and practice-related goals

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of Implications of changing student characteristics for program evaluations in a problem‐based curriculum

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1989

Characteristics of students participating in the initial class of an alternative, problem‐based c... more Characteristics of students participating in the initial class of an alternative, problem‐based curriculum were compared to those of students entering the same program in successive years to test the hypothesis that there are differences over time in the types of students who participate. The pilot class was not representative of medical students in general or of the students who entered the program in later years. Students in the first class were more introverted, had higher neuroticism scores, more external locus of control, and less confidence in their ability to succeed as medical students. The number of students in each class who majored in a nonscience discipline declined over the three classes studied. These data caution that for purposes of program evaluation, successive classes should be examined individually. There are several reasons why the pilot class of a new program may differ from subsequent classes and should not be used for summative program evaluation. In addition to changes in the type of students, the program itself and the way it is presented to students changes, as do criteria by which students are selected.

Research paper thumbnail of The progress of students who encounter repeated difficulties in a problem‐based medical school

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1995

Page 1. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 1995, Vol. 7, No. 1,23-28 Copyright 1995 by Lawrence Er... more Page 1. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 1995, Vol. 7, No. 1,23-28 Copyright 1995 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. The Progress of Students Who Encounter Repeated Difficulties in a Problem-Based Medical School ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Effects of Attempting Spelling Before Feedback on Spelling Acquisition and Retention

In this study, students learned difficult to spell words by one of three different teaching metho... more In this study, students learned difficult to spell words by one of three different teaching methods. They saw the correct spelling before attempting it, they attempted to spell the word once before seeing the correct spelling, or they attempted to spell the word several times prior to viewing the correct spelling. Results showed that attempting to spell words before viewing them facilitated acquisition of the words. The teaching methods did not differentially influence long term retention measured at two and six weeks following training. The locus of effects of these training methods was found in initial acquisition rather than retention. (Author/TO)

Research paper thumbnail of Symposium: Parallel innovative tracks: are they an effective vehicle for changing traditional medical education?

Research in medical education : proceedings of the ... annual Conference. Conference on Research in Medical Education, 1986

Research paper thumbnail of Development of self‐directed learning behaviors in a partially teacher‐directed problem‐based learning curriculum

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1992

... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Developm... more ... Login to save citations to My List. Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Development of self-directed learning behaviors in a partially teacher-directedproblem-based learning curriculum. Blumberg, Phyllis; Michael, Joel ...

Research paper thumbnail of Roles of student‐generated learning issues in problem‐based learning

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1990

Research paper thumbnail of Building the Infrastructure for Educational Change

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 0360127920180509, Aug 3, 2006

ABSTRACT Strengthening educational programs requires a coordinated set of supporting activities. ... more ABSTRACT Strengthening educational programs requires a coordinated set of supporting activities. This article describes the infrastructure of the Educational Centre for Aging and Health of McMaster University (ECAH). This center seeks through professional education to enhance the quality of life and self‐determination of older persons, by increasing the number of skilled health professionals to care for aging individuals and by developing educational models concerning aging and health. We describe the clinical settings, technical and developmental support, and a system of data collection that provides feedback about health needs and the establishment of educational priorities. This center is attempting to meet the challenge of changing community needs for education for aging and health. Because of ECAH, aging and health has become more salient within this university. This article illustrates an infrastructure that other institutions can adapt to their own purposes in order to enhance gerontology and health education.

Research paper thumbnail of Implications of changing student characteristics for program evaluations in a problem‐based curriculum

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 10401338909539397, Nov 3, 2009

ABSTRACT Characteristics of students participating in the initial class of an alternative, proble... more ABSTRACT Characteristics of students participating in the initial class of an alternative, problem‐based curriculum were compared to those of students entering the same program in successive years to test the hypothesis that there are differences over time in the types of students who participate. The pilot class was not representative of medical students in general or of the students who entered the program in later years. Students in the first class were more introverted, had higher neuroticism scores, more external locus of control, and less confidence in their ability to succeed as medical students. The number of students in each class who majored in a nonscience discipline declined over the three classes studied. These data caution that for purposes of program evaluation, successive classes should be examined individually. There are several reasons why the pilot class of a new program may differ from subsequent classes and should not be used for summative program evaluation. In addition to changes in the type of students, the program itself and the way it is presented to students changes, as do criteria by which students are selected.

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of academic problems encountered by medical students

Page 1. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 1994, Vol. 6, No. 2,96-101 Copyright 1994 by Lawrence E... more Page 1. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 1994, Vol. 6, No. 2,96-101 Copyright 1994 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Analysis of Academic Problems Encountered by Medical Students Phyllis Blumberg and Gerald S ...

Research paper thumbnail of Describing the Structure and Content of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in an Educational Center on Aging and Health

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 0360127970230702, Aug 3, 2006

ABSTRACT Innovative methods for exploring the nature and extent of interdisciplinary collaboratio... more ABSTRACT Innovative methods for exploring the nature and extent of interdisciplinary collaboration in health and aging are increasingly needed as higher education moves toward fostering more cooperation among formerly isolated health disciplines. This article describes the development of a new practical method for mapping the structural elements and understanding the content of interdisciplinary collaboration in a center designed specifically to support this kind of activity. How to study who collaborates with whom and the settings in which these activities take place are explored. Information is provided to assist others in conducting similar research to document the structural nature of their collaboration. The Educational Centre for Aging and Health (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) described in this article was very successful in fostering interdisciplinary activities, and the contextual characteristics that promote this success are identified.

Research paper thumbnail of Medical students' attitudes toward the obese and the morbidly obese

International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1985

ABSTRACT One hundred third year medical students completed a questionnaire which elicited their r... more ABSTRACT One hundred third year medical students completed a questionnaire which elicited their reactions to obesity, including morbid obesity. The students' reactions toward the moderately obese were neutral or negative; while their reactions to the morbidly obese were almost uniformly negative. This is in contrast to their reactions to persons of average weight, which were neutral or positive. The negative prejudices expressed toward the morbidly obese extended beyond characteristics attributed to weight. Their negative feelings towards the obese did not change after direct contact with morbidly obese patients. Further research is needed to assess how prejudicial views toward obese people affect their medical care.

Research paper thumbnail of Social support networks and psychological adaptation of female and male medical students

Journal of the American Medical Women's Association (1972)

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluation of medical student performance in the clinical years

Proceedings of the ... annual Conference on Research in Medical Education. Conference on Research in Medical Education

The analysis of a system for evaluating student clinical clerkship performance shows that residen... more The analysis of a system for evaluating student clinical clerkship performance shows that residents and attendings make use of only a single dimension, from "good physician" to "bad physician." Further analyses show that this dimension is defined differently by different specialties, and that the results of evaluations from all clerkships are required to provide full and adequate assessment of students' abilities.

Research paper thumbnail of Good Student or Good Physician: What Are We Encouraging?

A study based on student and faculty opinions is presented. It examines how well two types of pre... more A study based on student and faculty opinions is presented. It examines how well two types of preclinical curricula are preparing students to become competent physicians. Research questions include: how effective do students perceive their educational activities in two different preclinical curricula to be in helping them to pass their exams and become good physicians; how congruent are educational activities of preclinical students with student perceptions of activities leading to physician competence; and how congruent are the perceptions of students compared to those of their faculty. Preclinical students and faculty from a private midwestern American medical school participated. Responses were gathered from one class of traditional curriculum students and from one class of problem based learning students. Students were asked to indicate how often in the past year they had used each of the different study resources listed for them and to rate a series of educational activities by...

Research paper thumbnail of Learning medical school biochemistry through self-directed case-oriented study

Biochemical Education, 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Community-based program for training family medicine residents: McMaster's pilot program

Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Enhanced geriatric consultation team in a rural setting: Making geriatric services available to rural patients

Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Psychiatric diagnosis in candidates for gastroplasty

International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1985

ABSTRACT The psychological status of fifteen morbidly obese patients was assessed prior to gastro... more ABSTRACT The psychological status of fifteen morbidly obese patients was assessed prior to gastroplastic surgery for the purpose of weight reduction study. The patients, averaging 264% of their ideal weight, were predominantly in the lowest socioeconomic class. This sample may represent a subset of the morbidly obese who have a high degree of psychopathology, the most common manifestation of which is affective illness. The prevalence of lifetime depressive disorders in these patients was 53%, utilizing the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-III. Only one patient had no diagnosable mental illness. The sex, percentage of ideal weight, and socioeconomic class of the patients may influence these findings.

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of academic problems encountered by medical students

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1994

Page 1. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 1994, Vol. 6, No. 2,96-101 Copyright 1994 by Lawrence E... more Page 1. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 1994, Vol. 6, No. 2,96-101 Copyright 1994 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Analysis of Academic Problems Encountered by Medical Students Phyllis Blumberg and Gerald S ...

Research paper thumbnail of A comparison of the perceived effectiveness of two educational methods in achieving school-related and practice-related goals

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of Implications of changing student characteristics for program evaluations in a problem‐based curriculum

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1989

Characteristics of students participating in the initial class of an alternative, problem‐based c... more Characteristics of students participating in the initial class of an alternative, problem‐based curriculum were compared to those of students entering the same program in successive years to test the hypothesis that there are differences over time in the types of students who participate. The pilot class was not representative of medical students in general or of the students who entered the program in later years. Students in the first class were more introverted, had higher neuroticism scores, more external locus of control, and less confidence in their ability to succeed as medical students. The number of students in each class who majored in a nonscience discipline declined over the three classes studied. These data caution that for purposes of program evaluation, successive classes should be examined individually. There are several reasons why the pilot class of a new program may differ from subsequent classes and should not be used for summative program evaluation. In addition to changes in the type of students, the program itself and the way it is presented to students changes, as do criteria by which students are selected.

Research paper thumbnail of The progress of students who encounter repeated difficulties in a problem‐based medical school

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1995

Page 1. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 1995, Vol. 7, No. 1,23-28 Copyright 1995 by Lawrence Er... more Page 1. Teaching and Learning in Medicine 1995, Vol. 7, No. 1,23-28 Copyright 1995 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. The Progress of Students Who Encounter Repeated Difficulties in a Problem-Based Medical School ...