Introducing Self-directed Learning in Physiatry Education for Residents
10.2490/jjrmc.47.176
- VernacularTitle:初期研修医のリハビリテーション科教育における自己主導型学習の導入
- Author:
Tamami OKUTANI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
self-directed learning;
residency program;
rehabilitation medicine
- From:The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
2010;47(3):176-180
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
The aim of this study is to clarify which educational style, self-directed learning (SDL) or the traditional style of listening to lectures, is more effective in physiatry education for residents under the Japanese new residency program. Participants were 15 residents. Eight residents from the lecture group completed 7 lectures on the basics of physiatry (total 420 minutes). Seven residents from the SDL group chose their learning objective by themselves and we then facilitated their learning with 3 sessions (total 160 minutes). Outcomes, including their subjective understanding of physiatry and interest in it, were measured by a brief questionnaire. The SDL group showed more favorable development in understanding and more interest in physiatry than the lecture group. This result demonstrates that the individuality, flexibility and mutuality provided by SDL may encourage residents to learn physiatry more effectively.
