A qualitative study on the development and rectification of advanced medical students' misconceptions about the physiological electrocardiogram (ECG).

ABSTRACT: Purpose: The study takes a qualitative and explorative approach to capture the concepts that German medical students have of the physiological electrocardiogram (ECG) which they acquired during their preclinical training. These concepts are then considered for possible misconceptions. Afterwards a theory-based intervention which allows subjects to see the connection of the curve progression with the spatial spreading of excitation (animated vector loop) is put to the test. Methods: In the course of a diagnosis of learning potentials, individual students participated in problem-centred, guided interviews. The developed intervention was tested in separately conducted teaching experiments using thinking aloud protocols. The data evaluation was done through qualitative content an

SUBMITTER: Trauschke M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6905362 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature