Preceptor doctors' assessment of the clinical skills of chiropractic externs.

Objective: This study surveyed preceptor doctors' opinions of student competence before and after a chiropractic preceptorship.

Methods: The qualitative and quantitative survey asked doctors about the competence of externs in various skills and asked opened-ended questions about the strengths and weaknesses of the externs. The survey was conducted using a common Web-based platform called SurveyMonkey.

Impact of collaborative testing on student performance and satisfaction in a chiropractic science course.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine student performance and attitudes within both collaborative testing and traditional (solo) testing environments in an upper level chiropractic technique course.

Methods: Students in the experimental group (n = 43) were randomly assigned to 1 of 10 teams (each team typically containing 4-5 students), with teams differing for each of the 3-unit examinations. The control group (n = 46) received the same unit examinations but completed them as individuals.

Effects of contrasting equivalent teaching approaches on student ratings.

One of the most active areas in educational research in recent years has centered on the method of problem-based learning (PBL). The advantages of PBL methods have prompted educators to investigate and implement PBL activities in the clinical science classroom. The purpose of this exploratory study was to note any difference in students' faculty ratings, when viewed as a whole, between one group of students taught with traditional didactic lectures as compared with a group of students taught using a PBL method in a clinical science course.