Educational Interventions to Improve Cytology Visual Diagnostic Reasoning Measured by Eye Tracking

• Published in: Journal of veterinary medical education Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 69 - 78
• Main Authors: Warren, Amy L, Donnon, Tyrone L, Wagg, Catherine R, Priest, Heather
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada University of Toronto Press 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Alberta; Clinical Competence; Education, Veterinary; Educational Measurement; Problem-Based Learning; Students, Medical; Thinking; Alberta; clinical pathology; diagnostic reasoning; expertise; eye tracking; teaching and learning

The teaching of visual diagnostic reasoning skills, to date, has been conducted in a largely unstructured apprenticeship manner. The purpose of this study was to assess if the introduction of two educational interventions improved the visual diagnostic reasoning skills of novices. These were (1) the...