Procedural memory, which is rooted in the basal ganglia, plays an important role in the implicit learning of motor and cognitive skills. Few studies have examined procedural learning in either Tourette syndrome (TS) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), despite basal ganglia abnormalities in both of these neurodevelopmental disorders. We aimed to assess procedural learning in chil...

The popularity of sites like YouTube demonstrates the potential preference for users to use video podcasts (vodcasts) as an instructional tool. As educators have been encouraged to become more literate in authoring Web 2.0 technologies, the implementation of vodcasts as an effective pedagogy has been increasingly used in educational settings. The recent proliferation of distance education cours...

BACKGROUND Pediatric residents often finish their training lacking sufficient procedural proficiency and resuscitation experience in the care of critically ill children. Simulation is gaining favor in pediatric residency programs as a modality for procedural and resuscitation education. We reviewed the literature assessing simulation and its role in pediatric resident training. METHODS We con...

Practical elective and emergency skills form an essential part of neonatal care. Paediatric trainees should be competent in certain procedures such as intubation and umbilical line placement. These are essential requirements for general paediatric training according to the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. We sought to determine the current status of postgraduate neonatal procedural skill...

The volume of knowledge and skills that medical students and residents must learn is increasing. With the focus of medical education shifting toward competencies and outcomes, greater emphasis is being placed on objective measurements of competency in different areas of medicine, including recognition of common skin disorders and dermatologic procedural skills. In addition, physicians today are...

Skills and awareness of young pedestrians can be improved with on-street practical pedestrian training, often delivered in schools in the United Kingdom by local authorities with the intention of improving road safety. This training is often supplemented by in-class paper based worksheet activities which are seen to be less effective than practical training in that they focus on knowledge acqui...

BACKGROUND Procedural skills have historically been taught at the bedside. In this study, we aimed to increase resident knowledge of uncommon emergency medical procedures to increase residents' procedural skills in common and uncommon emergency medical procedures and to integrate cognitive training with hands-on procedural instruction using high- and low-fidelity simulation. METHODS We develo...

Can we help people forget less by knowing how they learn? Can we decrease forgetting by modifying what they learn? These have been long-standing questions in applied cognitive science and engineering. My dissertation study addresses the decay of procedural skills. A study paradigm was created to investigate learning and forgetting of procedural skills in a laboratory setting. Human participants...

Engineering students acquire both conceptual and procedural knowledge as part of their education. While conceptual knowledge, such as understanding why certain design practices are required or having knowledge of the general principles of engineering development, is essential, procedural knowledge to enact specific engineering practices is also needed. This kind of knowledge, such as balancing ...