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Conceptual change challenges in medicine during professional development



Authors: Södervik I., Mikkilä-Erdmann M., Chi M.T.H.

Publisher: Pergamon Press

Publication year: 2019

Journal: International Journal of Educational Research

Journal name in source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal acronym: INT J EDUC RES

Volume: 98

First page : 159

Last page: 170

Number of pages: 12

ISSN: 0883-0355

eISSN: 1873-538X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2019.07.003

Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/44339798


Abstract
This study investigates professional development during medical studies from a conceptual change perspective. Medical students' conceptual understanding and clinical reasoning concerning the central cardiovascular system were investigated during the first three years of study. Professional development was inspected from the perspectives of biomedical knowledge, clinical knowledge and skills needed to solve a patient case. Biomedical misconceptions regarding false beliefs and mental models were detected. Students with misconceptions were more likely to give lower level answers in clinical application tasks and to make inaccurate diagnoses compared to those students who had accurate conceptual understanding. Based on the results, pedagogical suggestions are discussed.

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