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Shan Li1, Juan Zheng2, Susanne P Lajoie3
1College of Health/College of Education, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA USA.
Medical Science Educator
|January 8, 2024
Summary
Enhancing medical students' self-regulated learning (SRL) skills, particularly self-reflection, boosts their clinical reasoning. Students with higher SRL competency showed more analytic reasoning and ordered more relevant tests.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Cognitive Psychology
- Health Professions Education
Background:
- Self-regulated learning (SRL) is crucial for professional development but its application in clinical reasoning training is underexplored.
- Medical educators need strategies to integrate SRL frameworks into clinical reasoning education.
- Limited research exists on the link between SRL competency and clinical reasoning in medical trainees.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between SRL competency and clinical reasoning tendency in medical students.
- To examine behavioral patterns and performance differences based on SRL and clinical reasoning profiles.
- To explore how SRL impacts strategic processes in clinical reasoning activities.
Main Methods:
- 64 medical students diagnosed a virtual patient in a computer-simulated environment.
- SRL competency and clinical reasoning tendency were assessed.
- K-means clustering and lag sequential analysis were used to identify student groups and behavioral patterns.
Main Results:
- SRL competency positively predicted clinical reasoning tendency.
- Students with higher SRL competency exhibited more analytic reasoning.
- Analytic SRL learners ordered more relevant lab tests compared to low SRL learners.
Conclusions:
- Improving medical students' SRL competency, especially self-reflection, enhances analytic clinical reasoning.
- Distinct behavioral patterns in clinical reasoning are associated with different SRL and clinical reasoning profiles.
- Findings support the integration of SRL strategies into medical training for improved clinical decision-making.
Keywords:
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