Title
Improving Diagnostic Accuracy of Lung Auscultation through Interleaved Practice: A Quasi-Experimental Field Study
Summary
This research investigated the effectiveness of blocked and interleaved practice in diagnosing abnormal respiratory sounds. Conducted as a quasi-experimental study, it involved nursing students from two classrooms at Akdeniz University. The study took place in a whole classroom environment as part of their on-going education. Key dependent variables were students’ diagnostic accuracy, monitoring accuracy, and learning strategy beliefs.
Data Description
1. Category learning judgments:
• NB (Normal Bronc.), NV (Normal Ves.), CF (Crackle Fine), CC (Crackle Course), WH (Wheezing), RH (Rhonchi) # Individual judgments 0-100.
• JOL: Average of monitoring judgments.
2. Diagnostic Accuracy
• Q1-12 raw answers.
• CF1 CC2; accuracy scores at the sound level. #Immediate test.
• Test_IM: Aggregated test score for the immediate test.
• NV3 WH4: accuracy scores at the sound level. # delayed test.
• Test_D: Aggregated test score at the delayed test.
• Effort: Anticipated effort associated with blocking and interleaving
- B for blocking, I for interleaving.
• Belief: Strategy beliefsv
- 1: Blocking, 0 Equal, 2 Interleaving.