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February 2015 PMID 25626750

Self-explanation in learning clinical reasoning: the added value of examples and prompts.

Martine Chamberland, Sílvia Mamede, Christina St-Onge, Jean Setrakian, Linda Bergeron, Henk Schmidt

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The overall tone suggests support for the research, with comments like 'Self-explanation is well-founded in our literature' and praise for combining examples with prompts to improve learning, demonstrating moderate engagement and recognition of its relevance in medical education.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions affirm the validity of self-explanation as an effective learning strategy, highlighting literature support and specific study findings.

InterestModerate interest

Participants show curiosity and enthusiasm for the research, referencing positive aspects such as the synergy between self-explanation and examples.

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Comments involve some interaction with the concepts, including acknowledging resources and sharing opinions, but lack deep critique or extensive details.

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The discussions suggest the publication is viewed as a meaningful contribution to clinical education, with mentions of its potential to enhance diagnostic reasoning.

Abstract in brief

  • Recent studies indicate that self-explanation (SE) while diagnosing clinical cases helps medical students develop better clinical reasoning skills, but the best conditions for this are still unclear.
  • The study found that students who listened to resident examples of SEs with prompts showed the most improvement in diagnostic accuracy and performance, especially when tackling new cases, compared to groups without prompts or controls.
  • Overall, incorporating SE with guided examples and prompts appears to be an effective way to enhance medical students’ diagnostic skills and reasoning, with prompts providing additional benefit.]
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Clare Morris
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@DrRussky It is this one https://t.co/QFFuTmQoFT

Apr 16, 2020 · 4 likes · 3,858 followers View post →
Casey McQuade, MD, MS Ed.
@CaseyMcQuadeMD · X

But is there data, Casey? Yes there is! Self-explanation is well-founded in our literature. I especially like this paper which showed that SE + learning by examples (comparing your own thoughts to someone else’s thinking aloud) can be synergistic. https://t.co/v2JyWINHtK 5/

May 13, 2023 · 1 like · 1,160 followers View post →

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Casey McQuade, MD, MS Ed.
@CaseyMcQuadeMD · X

But is there data, Casey? Yes there is! Self-explanation is well-founded in our literature. I especially like this paper which showed that SE + learning by examples (comparing your own thoughts to someone else’s thinking aloud) can be synergistic. https://t.co/v2JyWINHtK 5/

May 13, 2023 · 1 like · 1,160 followers View post →
Clare Morris
@MedEdClare · X

@DrRussky It is this one https://t.co/QFFuTmQoFT

Apr 16, 2020 · 4 likes · 3,858 followers View post →