Open AccessPiloting direct observation of procedural skills in dental education in India
Author(s) -
Gina Singh,
Ravleen Kaur,
Anushi Mahajan,
Abi M Thomas,
Tejinder Singh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_54_17
Subject(s) - modality (human–computer interaction) , medical education , session (web analytics) , context (archaeology) , schedule , specialty , video feedback , psychology , medicine , computer science , family medicine , physics , human–computer interaction , world wide web , optics , operating system , paleontology , biology
Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) and corrective feedback are one of the most important tools to promote skill learning. Authentic and pedagogically effective feedback can come out only when based on direct observation of the learners' performance. Use of DOPS, particularly in dental education in India is very uncommon.