| Measuring medical students' orientation toward lifelong learning: a psychometric evaluation. | |
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PMID: 20881701 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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BACKGROUND: The principle of lifelong learning is pervasive in regulations governing medical education and medical practice; yet, tools to measure lifelong learning are lagging in development. This study evaluates the Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning (JeffSPLL) adapted for administration to medical students. METHOD: The Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning-Medical Students (JeffSPLL-MS) was administered to 732 medical students in four classes. Factor analysis and t tests were performed to investigate its construct validity. RESULTS: Maximum likelihood factor analysis identified a three-factor solution explaining 46% of total variance. Mean scores of clinical and preclinical students were compared; clinical students scored significantly higher in orientation toward lifelong learning (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: The JeffSPLL-MS presents findings consistent with key concepts of lifelong learning. Results from use of the JeffSPLL-MS may reliably inform curriculum design and education policy decisions that shape the careers of physicians. |
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Angela P Wetzel; Paul E Mazmanian; Mohammadreza Hojat; Kathleen O Kreutzer; Robert J Carrico; Caroline Carr; Jon Veloski; Azhar Rafiq |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges Volume: 85 ISSN: 1938-808X ISO Abbreviation: Acad Med Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-09-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904605 Medline TA: Acad Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S41-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Office of Evaluation Studies, Richmond, VA 23298-0466, USA. apwetzel@vcu.edu |
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