Spaced trainees completed endoscopic exercises 18.7% faster than massed trainees in Verdaasdonk et al.¶
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q2 i? The spaced group performed significantly faster (18.7%) than the massed group on VR endoscopic psychomotor tasks. → Fahl Jan Torge 2023
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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
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Randomized control trial (n=20 students) using the SIMENDO VR simulator, three daily sessions versus three same-day sessions with a 15-minute break. The review reports the spaced group "performed significantly faster (18.7%) than the massed group (p < .05)"; collision and path-length differences were not significant.
"The spaced group performed significantly faster (18.7%) than the massed group (p < .05)."
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Related Claims¶
- No difference in bronchoscopy skill test scores between one-day spaced and weekly distributed training in Bjerrum et al. — related
- Massed learners' performance declined after about four repetitions while spaced learners' performance rose toward a proficiency plateau — related
- Spaced VR simulator training yields better performance and faster skill acquisition than massed training for surgical psychomotor skills — a broader claim this one bears on
- Short-interval (2.5-minute) spaced practice outperformed massed practice on a laparoscopic transfer task in Mackay et al. — related
- Daily training on consecutive days appears more effective than weekly or massed schedules for VR-based psychomotor skill acquisition — related
- The optimal spacing interval is bounded by reactive inhibition at short intervals and skill deterioration at long intervals — related
- Simulator-based skills training improves performance in therapeutic endoscopic procedures (polypectomy, upper GI bleeding control, esophageal dilation) — related
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