International Handbook of Research in Medical Education

David Newble is Professor and Head of the Department of Medical Education at the University of Sheffield, UK, and was previously Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Adelaide, South Australia.

1 The Experimental Tradition.- 2 Qualitative Methods.- 3 Psychometric Methods.- 4 Program Evaluation.- 5 The Psychology of Learning.- 6 Clinical Reasoning.- 7 Medical Decision Making.- 8 Individual Differences in Cognitive Style, Learning Style and Instructional Preference in Medical Education.- 9 Critical Thinking and Critical Appraisal.- 10 Student Selection.- 11 Transitions in Basic Medical Science Teaching.- 12 Medical Student Clinical Education.- 13 Postgraduate Education.- 14 Continuing Medical Education.- 15 The Role of the Teacher-Learner Relationship in Medical Education.- 16 Simulations Used to Teach Clinical Skills.- 17 Computers in Medical Education.- 18 Distance Education and the Health Professions.- 19 Problem-Based Learning.- 20 Assessment of Knowledge with Written Test Forms.- 21 Clinical Performance Assessments.- 22 Assessment of Non-Cognitive Factors.- 23 The Use of Computers in Assessment.- 24 Assessment of Clinical Performance: In-Training Evaluation.- 25 Combining Tests and Setting Standards.- 26 Licensure and Certification.- 27 Relicensure, Recertification and Practice-Based Assessment.- 28 Managing the Curriculum and Managing Change.- 29 Faculty Development for Curricular Implementation.- 30 Effective Leadership for Curricular Change.- 31 Professional Caring in the Curriculum.- 32 Disseminating Educational Research and Implementing Change in Medical Educational Environments.- 33 Achieving Large-Scale Change in Medical Education.- List of Authors.