Does Spatial Awareness Training Affect Anatomy Learning in Medical Students?

Autor/inn/en	Gonzales, Rene A.; Ferns, Gordon; Vorstenbosch, Marc A. T. M.; Smith, Claire F.
Titel	Does Spatial Awareness Training Affect Anatomy Learning in Medical Students?
Quelle	In: Anatomical Sciences Education, 13 (2020) 6, S.707-720 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gonzales, Rene A.) ORCID (Ferns, Gordon) ORCID (Smith, Claire F.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-9772
DOI	10.1002/ase.1949
Schlagwörter	Spatial Ability; Anatomy; Medical Students; Scores; Intervention; Gender Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Anatomie; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Spatial ability (SA) is the cognitive capacity to understand and mentally manipulate concepts of objects, remembering relationships among their parts and those of their surroundings. Spatial ability provides a learning advantage in science and may be useful in anatomy and technical skills in health care. This study aimed to assess the relationship between SA and anatomy scores in first- and second-year medical students. The training sessions focused on the analysis of the spatial component of objects' structure and their interaction as applied to medicine; SA was tested using the Visualization of Rotation (ROT) test. The intervention group (n=29) received training and their pre- and post-training scores for the SA tests were compared to a control group (n=75). Both groups improved their mean scores in the follow-up SA test (P<0.010). There was no significant difference in SA scores between the groups for either SA test (P=0.31, P=0.90). The SA scores for female students were significantly lower than for male students, both at baseline and follow-up (P<0.010). Anatomy training and assessment were administered by the anatomy department of the medical school, and examination scores were not significantly different between the two groups post-intervention (P=0.33). However, participants with scores in the bottom quartile for SA performed worse in the anatomy questions (P<0.001). Spatial awareness training did not improve SA or anatomy scores; however, SA may identify students who may benefit from additional academic support. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01