Table 1 Summary of the experimental design
From: Effect of motor imagery and actual practice on learning professional medical skills
Content | Session Duration | EXP (MI) Group | Session Duration | CTRL Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Session 1 (Pretest) | 2 h | MIQ-3 & mental chronometry – Practical discovery of the clinical technique. Video instruction - observation + actual repetition of the skill under the same conditions: instructor and script). Evaluation: timing of the last AP | ||
Session 2 | 1 h | [AP/MI/AP]*3 + [MI/AP/MI] Evaluations + timing the 2nd and the last AP MC + Quality of the 5th MI | 1 h | [AP/N/AP]*3 + [N/AP/N] Evaluations + timing the 2nd and the last AP |
Session 3 | 1 h | [AP/MI/AP]*2 + [MI/AP/MI]*2 Evaluations + timing the 2nd AP MC + Quality of the 5th MI Timing the AP just after last MI | 1 h | [AP/N/AP]*2 + [N/AP/N]*2 Evaluations + timing the 2nd and the last AP |
Session 4 | 1 h | [AP/MI/AP] + [MI/AP/MI]*3 Evaluations + timing the 2nd AP MC + Quality of the 6th MI Timing the AP just after last MI | 1 h | [AP/N/AP] + [N/AP/N]*3 Evaluations + timing the 2nd and the last AP |
Session 5 | 1 h | 1 h | ||
Session 6 (Post-test) | 1 h | 1 h | ||
Retention | 1 h | Assessments – timing of actual execution | ||