International Handbook of Research in Medical Education: Part 1

Author: Norman; Van der Vleuten; Newbie

Publication Year: 2002

Contents

PART ONE
Introduction and Foreword
Section 1: Research Traditions
1. Experimental Tradition
2. Qualitative Methods
3. Psychometric Methods
4. Program Evaluation

Section 2: Learning
Introduction
5. The psychology of learning
6. Clinical Reasoning
7. Medical decision making
8. Individual differences in cognitive style, learning style and instructional preference in medical education
9. Critical thinking and critical appraisal

Section 3: The Educational Continuum
Introduction
10. Student selection
11. Transitions in basic Medical Science Teaching
12. Medical student clinical education
13. Postgraduate education
14. Continuing medical education

Section 4: Instructional Strategies
Introduction
15. The role of the teacher-learner relationship in medical education
16. Simulations used to teach clinical skills
17. Computers in medical education
18. Distance Education and the health professions
19. Problem-based learning

PART TWO
Section 5: Assessment
Introduction
20. Assessment of Knowledge with written test forms
21. Clinical performance assessments
22. Assessment of non-cognitive factors
23. The use of computers in assessment
24. Assesment of Clinical performance: In-training evaluation
25. Combining Tests and setting standards
26. Licensure and certification
27. Relicensure, recertification and practice-based assessment

Section 6: Implementing the Curriculum
Introduction
28. Managing the curriculum and managing care
29. Faculty development for curricular implementation
30. Effective leadership for curricular change
31. Professional caring in the curriculum
32. Disseminating education research and implementing change in medical education environments
33. Achieving large-scale change in medical education
List of authors
Subject index

Format	Print
Keywords	worldwide issues, research, research and development, research findings, research funding, research grants, research interviews, research management, research methodology, research organisations, research projects, research registers, research reports, scientific research, international comparisons, international economics, international health agreements, international health organisations, international
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Classification	worldwide issues
ISBN	1402004664
Series	international handbook of research in medical education
Pages	641
Categories:	Books