Effective student feedback in clinical practice

Perceptions of effective professional behavior feedback: occupational therapy student voices.

The purpose of this study was to gather formative evaluation data to determine students' perceptions of effective aspects of professional behavior feedback for use in program development. A qualitative design was used to gather data from baccalaureate-level occupational therapy students. Through focus groups and semi-structured interviews, data were gathered about the students' beliefs, feeling...

Teaching and learning in dental student clinical practice.

Clinical learning in restorative dentistry is principally centred around the provision of patient care, yet we know very little about the learning processes occurring within the clinical environment. A study of undergraduate dental student clinical practice used a combination of group interview and questionnaire techniques to explore some of the characteristics of student/teacher interaction th...

Student nurses' experiences during clinical practice in the Limpopo Province.

A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual study was conducted to explore student nurses' experiences during clinical practice at a nursing college in the Limpopo Province. Purposive sampling was used and phenomenological interviews were held with eleven (11) student nurses who were in their final year of the four year basic nursing programme. The interviews were analysed by using T...

Experiencing authenticity – the core of student learning in clinical practice

INTRODUCTION Learning in clinical practice is challenging regarding organizational and pedagogical issues. Clinical education wards are one way to meet these challenges by focusing on both patient care and student learning. However, more knowledge is needed about how students' learning can be enhanced and about patients' and supervisors' roles in these settings. METHODS The aim was to explore...

Modification of a student feedback tool that provides feedback to staff in clinical contexts.