Assessing the teaching of technical skills

Teaching the surgical craft: Surgery residents perception of the operating theater educational environment in a tertiary institution in Nigeria

“…Neither is there an accepted format for trainees in surgery to contribute their views about the teaching they receive. [11] Evaluation of teaching by learners has been studied for decades; while research is divided learners have come to be regarded as a valid source of feedback on teaching. Residents are in close proximity to their consultants over extended periods of time and they are present on good as well as bad teaching days.…”

“…[5] It is therefore increasingly important that opportunities for teaching in the operating theater be used as effectively as possible. [1311] This study investigates the perceptions of residents about the educational environment of the operating theater and identifies factors that may improve the operating theater educational experiences of our trainees.…”

A classification of the verbal methods currently used to teach endoscopy

“…Likewise, variation may exist between different institutions. Our study incorporated a relatively small number of teachers [4], however, these teachers have high volumes of experience in teaching endoscopy and all four of these teachers are highly regarded in end-of-rotation evaluations by the residents.…”

“…Although there is much literature on the teaching [1-3] and the assessing of the teaching [4,5] that occurs in the operating room, particularly for laparoscopic surgery, the same cannot be said about the topic of teaching endoscopy. At a recent national meeting of program directors in General Surgery, an answer to the question “How should we be teaching endoscopy?” was not forthcoming.…”

Implicit Learning of Movement Skills for Surgery

“…1,2 This is especially relevant, given that surgical educators globally are being forced to adapt their curricula to cope with regulatory changes, fiscal restraints, reorganization of surgical care infrastructures, higher standards of educational accountability, lower resident working hours and constantly evolving technologies. [3][4][5] The theoretical framework for skill learning that is widely accepted in the published work in surgical skills 6,7 is a stage of learning model first proposed by Fitts and Posner 8 in published work in psychology and subsequently reframed on numerous occasions. [9][10][11] The substance of the framework is a fundamental belief that the learner progresses from a cognitive stage in which performance is consciously processed and demands all of the performer's attention to an expert stage in which performance is automatic and requires little attention.…”