The Need for Focused Literacy Training in the Medical School Curriculum: A Cross-Sectional Study of Undergraduate Students
Joint Authors
Kling, Joyce
Larsen, Sanne
Thomsen, Simon Francis
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Medical education programs have increasingly included compulsory research skills components but rarely include explicit academic literacy instruction for medical research.
This article presents results from a project that developed methods of bridging the gap between textbook literacy and scientific literacy in a setting where English coexists with the local language.
Methods.
A paper-based, revised version of a validated self-report instrument (32 questions) designed to assess readers’ metacognitive awareness and perceived use of academic reading strategies was used to collect information about medical students’ awareness of reading strategies in English for academic purposes.
Results.
Students reported a total overall average of 3.25 (scale 1–5) for reading strategy use, falling within a medium range for usage.
They reported using problem-solving reading strategies to the greatest extent (3.76), with global reading strategies (3.29) being second, and support reading strategies (2.85) to the least extent.
Based on the data, a curricular intervention was designed to support critical reading of empirical literature in English.
Conclusion.
The results from this study suggest the need for inclusion of focused training on academic and scientific literacy, in particular, strategy instruction in relation to foreign language reading comprehension skills in medical school curricula.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kling, Joyce& Larsen, Sanne& Thomsen, Simon Francis. 2017. The Need for Focused Literacy Training in the Medical School Curriculum: A Cross-Sectional Study of Undergraduate Students. Education Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155170
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kling, Joyce…[et al.]. The Need for Focused Literacy Training in the Medical School Curriculum: A Cross-Sectional Study of Undergraduate Students. Education Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kling, Joyce& Larsen, Sanne& Thomsen, Simon Francis. The Need for Focused Literacy Training in the Medical School Curriculum: A Cross-Sectional Study of Undergraduate Students. Education Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155170
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1155170