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How Does Pretesting for PubMed Knowledge Spark Student Learning?
1a University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
Medical Reference Services Quarterly
|February 7, 2019
Summary
Dental students often overestimate their PubMed skills. A pretest/intervention/posttest assessment improved self-assessment and learning motivation for biomedical database searching.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Informatics
- Dental Education
- Information Literacy
Background:
- Predoctoral dental students exhibit variable proficiency in biomedical database searching.
- Students frequently overestimate their own information retrieval abilities.
- Effective PubMed searching is crucial for evidence-based dentistry.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the impact of a pretest/intervention/posttest on dental students' PubMed skills.
- To improve students' self-assessment accuracy regarding their search capabilities.
- To enhance motivation and learning during PubMed instruction.
Main Methods:
- A pretest/intervention/posttest design was implemented for PubMed training.
- The assessment aimed to highlight discrepancies between self-perceived and actual search skills.
- Instruction was integrated into a required dental curriculum.
Main Results:
- Objective pretesting revealed a gap between students' perceived and actual PubMed abilities.
- The intervention is expected to increase motivation to learn PubMed.
- The assessment is designed to elicit measurable skill improvements.
Conclusions:
- Accurate self-assessment of search skills can enhance learning motivation.
- Targeted assessments can effectively address skill deficits in biomedical database searching.
- This approach supports the development of essential information literacy for dental professionals.
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