Daily training on consecutive days appears more effective than weekly or massed schedules for VR-based psychomotor skill acquisition¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Daily training on consecutive days produced a psychomotor training effect superior to weekly training schedules in the studies by Güldner et al. and Kang et al. → Fahl Jan Torge 2023

Evidence¶

Fahl Jan Torge 2023¶

Fahl Jan Torge, Duvivier Robbert, Reinke Laurens, Pierie Jean-Pierre E. N., Schönrock-Adema Johanna. (2023). Towards best practice in developing motor skills: a systematic review on spacing in VR simulator-based psychomotor training for surgical novices. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04046-1

q2 · i? · review · r3

Review synthesis across the limited sample of included studies comparing massed, daily and weekly schedules. The review concludes that "daily training on consecutive days" yielded superior training effects, while cautioning the sample is limited and heterogeneous.

"A daily training on consecutive days, as adopted by Güldner et al. and Kang et al., resulted in a psychomotor training effect superior to that of a weekly training schedule [35, 37]."

Discussion¶

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