To determine whether practice using an online fundus photograph program results in a long-term increase in proficiency with direct ophthalmoscopy skills in medical students.
Utilization Estimates of the writing proficiency obtained from Criterion® are useful for making decisions about long-term gains in L2 writing proficiency.
It is preferable to measure writing three or more times, which would enable us to examine clearer patterns of score change over time and obtain stronger evidence to argue for the utility of Criterion® as a sensitive measurement tool for detecting long-term changes in L2 writing proficiency.
The trial found a nearly 20% reduction in practice time to reach proficiency using the CuSum curriculum but long-term effects of decreased practice volume on proficiency is unknown.
Under one version favored by the White House, states would set long-term goals for bringing students to proficiency in reading and math.
The achievement gap between white and minority students has not narrowed in recent years, despite the focus of the No Child Left Behind law on improving the scores of blacks and Hispanics, according to results of a federal test considered to be the nation's best measure of long-term trends in math and reading proficiency.
In another study, although proximity and availability were more important in determining initial choice, in long-term care, the doctor's professional proficiency was found to be more significant [ 13, 28].
Third, the performance of natural behaviour in its richness and complexity often brings long-term benefits for the animal, such as improved proficiency in coping with social and physical challenges.
Future studies should explore longitudinal effects of mind-map proficiency training on both short- and long-term information retrieval and critical thinking.
A recent review however, concludes that there is a shortage of studies describing long-term impact of MH on the development of medical proficiency.
