¶ … Physician assistant (PA) students, like many students preparing for careers in the medical field, are required to learn a great deal of material. Given the potential costs involved in the future if a student does not retain information it is important for these students to develop a method to allow them to effectively memorize large amounts of material quickly and efficiently.
To determine whether the use of a pneumonic device will result in better initial learning and retention for new to be learned material in a group of PA students compared to a group of students who do not use a pneumonic device.
A between groups design will be utilized. Two groups of participants will be exposed to a version of the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT-original version). The participants will be randomly assigned to one of two learning conditions. Before the test...
Two different forms of the test exist, a standard and statistically equivalent alternate form. This will allow one group (the informed group) to be administered one version and the other group (the uninformed group) to be administered the alternate version of the test. Each participant will be tested singularly, in a quiet room with a desk and the experimenter according to the test protocol. This allows for determination of a learning curve for the list of words, short-term recall of the list and long-term recall of the list. The entire test session should take about 30 minutes. There is a 20 minute break between the short-term recall condition and the long-term free recall condition. During this…
Physician Assistant Program Narrative Personal Statement: My Motivation towards Becoming a PA We all have dreams and aspirations. As a young child, my dream was to become a chef. When asked why I wanted to become a chef, my answer was always consistent; "I wanted to delight people by preparing them delicious dishes." As I grew up, I became more informed and my view of the world became clearer -- and it
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115). It seems many nurses or RN who prepare for the role of nurse practitioner are not fully informed of the demands that may be placed on them in their new role. This in turn may lead to job dissatisfaction later down the line and ultimately limit ones ability to succeed in their chosen field. Presently there is not enough research provided to provide conclusive evidence one way or another