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Chung, Gregory K. W. K.; Gyllenhammer, Ruth G.; Baker, Eva L. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2011
In this study, we compared the effects of simulator-based virtual ultrasound scanning practice to classroom-based hands-on ultrasound scanning practice on participants' knowledge of FAST window quadrants and interpretation, and on participants' performance on live patient FAST exams. Twenty-five novice participants were randomly assigned to the…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Human Body, Anatomy, Acoustics
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Belenky, Daniel M.; Nokes, Timothy J. – Journal of Problem Solving, 2009
How does the type of learning material impact what is learned? The current research investigates the nature of students' learning of math concepts when using manipulatives (Uttal, Scudder, & DeLoache, 1997). We examined how the type of manipulative (concrete, abstract, none) and problem-solving prompt (metacognitive or problem-focused) affect…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Manipulative Materials, Mathematical Concepts, Metacognition