The 36-item multiple-choice instrument used to assess students' content-oriented proficiency was developed by the authors to be in alignment with the QCS course objectives and practices and to require use of a range of cognitive levels (from comprehension to application, analysis, and evaluation) on the part of the successful test-taker.
Overall, a high degree of comprehension and application of knowledge was reported.
Workshops on writing test questions has improved the quality of questions but that notwithstanding, the desired balance of comprehension, applications of knowledge, analytical or critical thinking is yet to be achieved.
To examine patients' comprehension and application of alternative versions of patient medication information handouts for a fictitious drug, and whether patient characteristics influence patients' ability to understand the handouts.
These cognitive skills are organized into a hierarchy, where higher levels of Bloom's taxonomy encompass preceding levels an analysis-level question, for example, requires mastery of application, comprehension, and knowledge.
We tested the possibility of enhancing natural language comprehension through the application of anodal tDCS (a-tDCS) over the left inferior frontal gyrus, a key region for verbal short-term memory and language comprehension.
DAC web cases enhance the educational process by taking the learner step by step through an authentic clinical encounter, at his or her own pace, and providing information at the conclusion of each section to aid in the comprehension and application of the material.
Indeed, one must be able to traverse a bioinformatics software application from its basic usage to a critical understanding of the principles underlying the application, including comprehension of documentation and publication describing the application.
An examination of the role of the Air Force officer in contemporary society with emphasis on knowledge, comprehension, and application of skills needed to facilitate a smooth transition from civilian to military life.
This study will: a) shed light on the perceived difficulties and barriers to the comprehension and application of EBM; b) illustrate the needs for discussion, education and use of EBM to improve clinical practice of family doctors and; c) inform how EBM philosophy can be transmitted to future generations of family doctors as an approach to their education and clinical practice.
Reinforces concepts and modeling techniques with example problems that support comprehension and application of a particular theory.
