Feedback-oriented and interactive instructional methods are associated with improvements in clinical reasoning, procedural skills, and learner confidence in orthodontic postgraduate education¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Feedback-oriented and interactive methods were consistently associated with improvements in clinical reasoning, procedural skills, and learner confidence. → Baxmann Martin 2025

Evidence¶

Baxmann Martin 2025¶

Baxmann Martin, Kárpáti Krisztina, Baráth Zoltán. (2025). A systematic review of the content and delivery of clinical knowledge in orthodontic postgraduate programs. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07361-x

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

The review reports that "Feedback-oriented and interactive methods were consistently associated with improvements in clinical reasoning, procedural skills, and learner confidence" across the 30 included studies.

"Feedback-oriented and interactive methods were consistently associated with improvements in clinical reasoning, procedural skills, and learner confidence."

Discussion¶

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