Students report increased confidence in selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting assessments after a simulated clinical course¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Participants agreed their confidence in testing procedures increased following the Simucase course experience, using terms like confident and feel better. → Elliott 2021

Evidence¶

Elliott 2021¶

Elliott, Haley and Brumbaugh, Klaire (2021). Student Perceptions of a Simulated Clinical Experience: A Pilot Study. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 5(1), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.30707/TLCSD5.1.1624982519.538001

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Focus-group perceptions from the same 10-participant qualitative pilot. Students practiced protocol completion and scoring within each case and used terms like "felt comfortable" and "confident" about selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting assessments. Perceptions only; no performance measure.

"The participants agreed that their confidence in testing procedures increased following the Simucase course experience. Each assigned case involved the completion of a part-task trainer or a full assessment."

Discussion¶

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