Self-regulated learning processes across different physiotherapy clinical procedural skills and time intervals: A SRL...

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Physiotherapy Training
• Learning Sciences

Background:

• Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) is linked to clinical skill performance.
• Previous research has not determined if students consistently use SRL processes across tasks and time.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore the consistency of individual students' SRL process use across different clinical procedural skills.
• To investigate this consistency over a time interval.

Main Methods:

• SRL-microanalysis was employed to gather within-subject data.
• Undergraduate physiotherapy students' planning and monitoring SRL processes were observed.
• Data were collected during goniometry skill tasks and at a four-month interval.

Main Results:

• Individual students exhibited similar patterns in their use of SRL processes across tasks and time.
• This consistency was evident in both successful and unsuccessful student performances.

Conclusions:

• Findings suggest stable individual SRL process application in clinical skills.
• Implications exist for personalized SRL feedback to enhance clinical skill development.
• Further research with larger cohorts and diverse skills is needed to validate findings and feedback effectiveness.