It uses well-established learning principles, including development of perceptual expertise in an active-learning format, spacing of practice, interleaving of examples, and testing effects to train conceptual learning.
The drag-and-drop (D&D) format of deliberate practice activities (DPAs) strongly outperforms the multiple choice (MC) format at teaching students to do more DPAs in that particular format.
The approach followed to give recommendations and guidance was to adopt as far as possible the format of the current practices for LWR based on the US NRC Reg Guide 1.70 together with IAEA publication GS-G-4.1 and to identify those chapters whose subjects need to be adapted to the specific design.
Since members of the research team provided the additional consultations (interventions), implementation of a format in daily practice will need to receive further attention.
The Regional Health Agency arranged an educational package consisting of information about epidemiology, morbidity and mortality of SS/SS, scientific literature, electronic presentations for lectures, format of clinical cases for practice training, and booklets reporting clinic and laboratory signs of SS/SS [ 15].
Test preparation took a lot of energy from faculty, but the general impression was that the format induced reasoning activities that are closer to the reality of practice than our MEQ, the format formerly used.
The selection of GPs was performed according to demographic criteria, the format of training perceived in general practice and type of working place (polyclinics and private practices).
Table 2 details the nutrition screening results, according to allocation of the format of MNA-SF used and practice locations.
Obtaining the opinion of physicians on the best means of evaluating their patients' QoL, and finding the most appropriate format of questionnaire, could encourage the practice of assessment [ 7, 11].
The first exploratory phase [ 30] informed the model tested here, while the final phase will explore the practicality of incorporating an electronic format of the MNA-SF into clinical practice software, as well as investigate whether nutritional screening impacts on patient outcomes.
The testing format was explained and students did a set of practice items for each test.
