Previous research into medical expertise has shown that expert physicians perform significantly better than non-experts when providing a diagnosis for a clinical case. By contrast, when asked to recall the details of the case, individuals of intermediate level of expertise (typically, final-year students) obtain better results than novices and experienced physicians, a phenomenon called the "in...

PURPOSE Learning contracts and reflective diaries are educational tools that have been recently introduced to physiotherapy students from Malaysia during clinical education. It is unclear how students perceive the experience of using a learning contract and reflective diary. This study explores the learning pathways of the students after using a learning contract and a reflective diary for the ...

Background Novice students may have limited learning opportunities during their early exposure to complex clinical environments, due to the priorities of patient care. Immersive, high-fidelity simulation provides an opportunity for physiotherapy students to be exposed to relatively complex scenarios in a safe learning environment before transitioning to the clinical setting. The present study e...

QUESTION Does a massive open online course (MOOC) based around an online learning module about spinal cord injuries improve knowledge or confidence among physiotherapy students more than if physiotherapy students are left to work through the online learning module at their own pace. Which method of presenting the content leads to greater satisfaction among the students? STUDY DESIGN Randomise...

Purpose: To investigate the opinions of final-year Canadian physiotherapy students of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy (CRP) and the factors influencing their decision about whether to pursue a career in CRP. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was completed by final-year Master of Science of Physical Therapy students from three of the largest English-speaking physiotherapy schools in Canad...

OBJECTIVES To examine a video-based learning activity for engaging physiotherapy students in preparation for practical examinations and determine student performance outcomes. DESIGN Multi-method employing qualitative and quantitative data collection procedures. SETTING Tertiary education facility on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. PARTICIPANTS Physiotherapy students in their first...

OBJECTIVES To explore final-year physiotherapy students' perceptions and experiences of interprofessional learning in the university and placement setting. STUDY DESIGN Focus group and mixed qualitative and quantitative questionnaire. SETTING Coventry University. PARTICIPANTS Third-year physiotherapy students at Coventry University. METHODS The final-year physiotherapy cohort was invite...

Background: Physical treatment is a unique calling with broad clinical applications in the rebuilding,support and advancement of ideal physical capacityAim study: To assess level knowledge regarding benefits physiotherapy among PhysiotherapySpecialty students.Methodology: A cross sectional descriptive study included (54) Physiotherapy students Medical TechnicalInstitute, Technical College Healt...

Objective The aim of the present study was to determine the clinical activity profile of preregistration physiotherapy students during clinical placements and their clinical activity contribution to health service delivery.Methods Clinical activity data for 2014 were obtained from five Queensland public sector hospitals providing preregistration physiotherapy students clinical education in thre...