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This study shows that an Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) with a Natural Language Interface (NLI) significantly improves pathology report writing skills for residents. Immediate feedback enhanced learning gains, though feedback timing did not affect overall performance.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Pathology
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Background:

Developed and evaluated a Natural Language Interface (NLI) for an Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) in Diagnostic Pathology.
The ITS trains residents in slide examination and pathology report writing, offering immediate, context-specific feedback.
Residents can request assistance at any stage of case review.

Purpose of the Study:

Evaluate the performance of the NLI system.
Assess the impact of the ITS on resident learning.
Determine the effect of feedback timing on learning gains.
Analyze the correlation between performance and self-assessment with ReportTutor.

Main Methods:

A crossover 2x2 factorial design study involving 20 residents from 4 academic programs.
Random assignment to immediate or delayed feedback conditions.
Reference standards created by an expert, with resident reports manually coded by pathology fellows.
Utilized surveys to gauge resident response to the interfaces and self-grading for performance assessment.

Main Results:

Significant improvement in report writing after a single tutoring session, with a four-fold increase in learning gains.
No significant effect of feedback timing on performance gains was observed.
Immediate feedback interface use correlated with feature learning gains based on the number of cases viewed.
No correlation found between performance and self-assessment in either feedback condition.

Conclusions:

The Natural Language Interface (NLI) within an Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) effectively enhances pathology residents' report writing skills.
While immediate feedback boosts learning, its timing does not influence overall performance gains.
The system demonstrates potential for improving diagnostic pathology education, though self-assessment accuracy needs further investigation.