dc.contributor.author |
Weller, Jennifer |
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dc.contributor.author |
Henning, Marcus |
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dc.contributor.author |
Butler, R |
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dc.contributor.author |
Thompson, Andrea |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-09-14T23:56:56Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2014-11 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 2014, 42 (6), pp. 736 - 744 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0310-057X |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/30355 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Assessment is an essential component of any medical specialist training program and should motivate trainees to acquire and retain the knowledge and skills essential for specialist practice, and to develop effective approaches to learning, essential for continuous professional development. Ideally, this should be achieved without creating an unreasonable burden of assessment. In this qualitative study we sought to investigate the underlying processes involved in trainees' preparation for Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists' examinations, focusing on how the examinations helped trainees to learn the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists' curriculum, and to identify any potential areas for improvement. We also explored the effect the examinations had on trainees' lives, to identify if the examinations were a potential threat to their wellbeing. Using a phenomenological approach and purposive sampling, we conducted semi-structured interviews with post-fellowship trainees (n=20) selected from three different regions, with sampling continuing to achieve data saturation. We undertook a thematic analysis of the transcribed interview data utilising a general inductive approach. Our preliminary data suggest that, while the examinations are an important extrinsic motivator to learn and important for professional development, interviewees described many test-driven learning strategies, including rote learning and memorising past examination questions. A strong theme was the considerable impact on participants' relationships and social activities for prolonged periods. Our findings support further research in this area and, in particular, into alternative testing strategies that might increase the proportion of time spent in useful study while decreasing less useful study time. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25342406 |
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dc.format.medium |
Print |
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dc.language |
English |
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dc.publisher |
Australian Society of Anaesthetists |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0310-057X/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Humans |
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dc.subject |
Questionnaires |
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dc.subject |
Adaptation, Psychological |
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dc.subject |
Attitude of Health Personnel |
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dc.subject |
Motivation |
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dc.subject |
Learning |
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dc.subject |
Anesthesiology |
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dc.subject |
Curriculum |
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dc.subject |
Education, Medical, Graduate |
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dc.subject |
Educational Measurement |
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dc.subject |
Clinical Competence |
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dc.subject |
Societies, Medical |
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dc.subject |
Australia |
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dc.subject |
New Zealand |
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dc.subject |
Evaluation Studies as Topic |
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dc.title |
The impact of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists' specialist examinations on trainee learning and wellbeing: a qualitative study |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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pubs.issue |
6 |
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pubs.begin-page |
736 |
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pubs.volume |
42 |
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dc.description.version |
VoR - Version of Record |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
25342406 |
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pubs.author-url |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a2h&AN=99204097&site=ehost-live&scope=site |
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pubs.end-page |
744 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
459380 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Anatomy and Medical Imaging |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Cent Medical & Hlth Sci Educat |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1448-0271 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2016-09-15 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
25342406 |
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