ReviewJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2012
Is literature search training for medical students and residents effective? a literature review.
Review in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Student peer assessment in evidence-based medicine (EBM) searching skills training: an experiment.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2013Trial
- Educational interventions for improving health-related literature searching skills of health professionals and students.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Effect of a workplace-based learning program on clerkship students' behaviors and attitudes toward evidence-based medicine practice.Medical education online · 2024Article
- What every researcher should know about searching - clarified concepts, search advice, and an agenda to improve finding in academia.Research synthesis methods · 2021Article
- Implementation and evaluation of a self-directed learning activity for first-year medical students.Medical education online · 2020Article
- Educational interventions to improve literature searching skills in the health sciences: a scoping review.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2020Article
- The educational role of clinical informationist on improving clinical education among medical students: Based on Kirkpatrick model.Journal of education and health promotion · 2020Article
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- Assessment of knowledge and skills in information literacy instruction for rehabilitation sciences students: a scoping review.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2018Article
- Engaging medical students in problem-based search and study of the biomedical literature.International journal of medical education · 2017Article
- Performance of a core of transversal skills: self-perceptions of undergraduate medical students.BMC medical education · 2016Article
- How are medical students trained to locate biomedical information to practice evidence-based medicine? A review of the 2007-2012 literature.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2014Article
- Improving instruction in medical libraries: the research agenda.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis literature review examines the effectiveness of literature searching skills instruction for medical students or residents, as determined in studies that either measure learning before and after an intervention or compare test and control groups. The review reports on the instruments used to measure learning and on their reliability and validity, where available. Finally, a summary of learning outcomes is presented.
methodsFifteen studies published between 1998 and 2011 were identified for inclusion in the review. The selected studies all include a description of the intervention, a summary of the test used to measure learning, and the results of the measurement.
resultsInstruction generally resulted in improvement in clinical question writing, search strategy construction, article selection, and resource usage.
conclusionAlthough the findings of most of the studies indicate that the current instructional methods are effective, the study designs are generally weak, there is little evidence that learning persists over time, and few validated methods of skill measurement have been developed.
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