The minimal relationship between simulation fidelity and transfer of learning.

Medical Education 2012 Context High-fidelity simulators have enjoyed increasing popularity despite costs that may approach six figures. This is justified on the basis that simulators have been shown to result in large learning gains that may transfer to actual patient care situations. However, most...

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Publicado en:Medical Education Vol. 46; no. 7; pp. 636 - 648
Autores principales: Norman, Geoff, Dore, Kelly, Grierson, Lawrence
Formato: review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jul2012
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          Dore, Kelly
          Grierson, Lawrence
        affil: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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          Simulations Statistics and Numerical Data
          Student Performance Appraisal
          Learning Environment, Clinical
          Competency Assessment
          Transfer (Psychology) Evaluation
          Students, Medical
          Videorecording
          Heart Sounds
          Auscultation
          Crisis Intervention
          Motor Skills
          Outcomes of Education
          Skill Acquisition
          Costs and Cost Analysis
      ab: Medical Education 2012 Context High-fidelity simulators have enjoyed increasing popularity despite costs that may approach six figures. This is justified on the basis that simulators have been shown to result in large learning gains that may transfer to actual patient care situations. However, most commonly, learning from a simulator is compared with learning in a 'no-intervention' control group. This fails to clarify the relationship between simulator fidelity and learning, and whether comparable gains might be achieved at substantially lower cost. Objectives This analysis was conducted to review studies that compare learning from high-fidelity simulation (HFS) with learning from low-fidelity simulation (LFS) based on measures of clinical performance. Methods Using a variety of search strategies, a total of 24 studies contrasting HFS and LFS and including some measure of performance were located. These studies referred to learning in three areas: auscultation skills; surgical techniques, and complex management skills such as cardiac resuscitation. Results Both HFS and LFS learning resulted in consistent improvements in performance in comparisons with no-intervention control groups. However, nearly all the studies showed no significant advantage of HFS over LFS, with average differences ranging from 1% to 2%. Discussion The factors influencing learning, and the reasons for this surprising finding, are discussed.
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