Can Teaching Research Methodology Influence Students' Attitude toward Science? Cohort Study and Nonrandomized Trial in a Single Medical School

Vujaklija, Ana; Hren, Darko; Sambunjak, Dario; Vodopivec, Ivana; Ivaniš, Ana; Marušić, Ana; Marušić, Matko

doi:10.2310/jim.0b013e3181cb42d9

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“…An alternative and/or complementary approach would be to enhance the training of professional applied statisticians and to ensure that all research involves knowledgeable statisticians or equivalent methodologists. At a minimum, all scientists should be well trained in understanding evidence and statistics and being in a position to recognize that they may need help from a methodologist expert (Marusic and Marusic, 2003;Moharari et al, 2009;Vujaklija et al, 2010).…”

Section: Increase Statistical Power and Publish Pre-study Power Calcumentioning

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When null hypothesis significance testing is unsuitable for research: a reassessment

Szűcs

Ioannidis

2016

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Null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) has several shortcomings that are likely contributing factors behind the widely debated replication crisis of (cognitive) neuroscience, psychology, and biomedical science in general. We review these shortcomings and suggest that, after sustained negative experience, NHST should no longer be the default, dominant statistical practice of all biomedical and psychological research. If theoretical predictions are weak we should not rely on all or nothing hypothesis tests. Different inferential methods may be most suitable for different types of research questions. Whenever researchers use NHST they should justify its use, and publish pre-study power calculations and effect sizes, including negative findings. Hypothesis-testing studies should be pre-registered and optimally raw data published. The current statistics lite educational approach for students that has sustained the widespread, spurious use of NHST should be phased out.

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Section: Increase Statistical Power and Publish Pre-study Power Calcumentioning

confidence: 99%

When null hypothesis significance testing is unsuitable for research: a reassessment

Szűcs

Ioannidis

2016

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“…The factors leading to the emergence of this interest are unknown. However, the influence of a scientific methodology course 3 and the opportunity to participate in scientific research during the entire degree tend to produce more researchers than limited participation during part of the higher education course. 4 Based on these considerations, this study has the purpose of describing the interest in research among medical students at a federal university in Brazil, aimed at enhancing the educational planning of scientific methodology as subject and discussing its importance to medical training.…”

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Interest in research among medical students: Challenges for the undergraduate education

Moraes

Jotz²,

Menegazzo

et al. 2016

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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Moraes DW et al. 652rev assoC med bras 2016; 62(7):652-658 ORIGINAL ARTICLEInterest in research among medical students: Challenges for the undergraduate education Introduction: In recent decades, there has been a reduction in the number of graduates from medical schools who choose to pursue a career in scientific research. That has an impact on the profile of graduates, since medical education depends on understanding the formation of scientific evidence. The construction of new knowledge is also hampered by the reduction of medical scientists, whose clinical experience with patients provides an essential step towards medical science evolution.Objective: The present cross-sectional study sought to identify the interest in research among medical students from a federal university in southern Brazil. Method: Medical students from a federal university were asked to respond to a self-administered questionnaire that sought to identify the level of knowledge about the importance of scientific research in medical training, and the interest of this population in this element of their training. Results: 278 medical students from the first to the sixth year responded to the questionnaire, and 81.7% stated their interest in medical research. However, only 4.7% of respondents considered research as first in degree of importance to their medical training. The variable "interest in research" showed no statistically significant association with age, gender, presence of physicians in the family, or other prior college courses. Conclusion: Although interest in research is clearly present among the students, this is still an underexplored element among the population studied. The incorporation of research in the learning process depends on stimulus and guidance until it becomes culturally consolidated as an essential element of the medical training.

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“…Unfortunately, there has been an alarming decline in the number of prospective physicians-scientists [3,[5][6][7][8][9]21]. Proposed measures to overcome this problem have been carried out and discussed in literature [3,7,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. One influential measure to encourage a generation of physician-scientists is early exposure to research during undergraduate education [15,17,20,21].…”

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“…After 3 years of medical school, students would spend at least 2 years in a combined didactic and mentored clinical research training program and then complete medical school. Students could elect to pursue more prolonged clinical research training toward a combined PhD and MD [12,14]. Sometimes, it is a big opportunity as in Norway where, Medical Student Research Program is a national education and grant scheme for medical students who wish to carry out research in parallel with their studies [20].…”

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An International Summer Biomedical Research Program for Undergraduate Medical Students

Zaid¹,

Anwer²,

Alghamdi³

et al. 2016

J Cell Sci Ther

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Purpose: The declining physician-scientist number is alarming. Therefore, this study is designed to establish early exposure to undergraduate research interest in science careers and generates physician-scientist workforces. Materials and methods:In this paper, we report the experience and student's perceptions of an innovative summer research program and examine how it could influence students' interest in research careers.

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Can Teaching Research Methodology Influence Students' Attitude toward Science? Cohort Study and Nonrandomized Trial in a Single Medical School

Cited by 99 publications

References 13 publications

When null hypothesis significance testing is unsuitable for research: a reassessment

When null hypothesis significance testing is unsuitable for research: a reassessment

Interest in research among medical students: Challenges for the undergraduate education

An International Summer Biomedical Research Program for Undergraduate Medical Students

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