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Table 1 Numbers of participating students in cohorts, number and qualifications of observers and duration of observations in this study

From: Monitoring progression of clinical reasoning skills during health sciences education using the case method – a qualitative observational study

Programme

Students

Observers

Duration of observation

OT 3 years undergraduate entry

Year 1: 10

Year 2: 10

Year 3: 10

3 teachers (reg. Occupational therapists, PhDs)

Two hours per group

SLT 4 years undergraduate entry

Year 1: 24

Year 2: 24

Year 3: 24

Year 4: 10

2 teachers (reg. Speech-language therapists, PhDs)

One hour per group

MW 1.5 years graduate entry

Year 1: 20

Year 2: 16

3 teachers (reg. Midwives / PhDs; 1 educational developer, professor)

One and a half hours per group

  1. OT = occupational therapy; SLT = speech-language therapy; MW = midwifery