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Mental Workload as an Outcome in Medical Education

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Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications (H-WORKLOAD 2017)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 726))

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Educational theory derives from a number of disparate scientific disciplines, which provides an opportunity for rich dialogue. However, in a time of austerity and reduction in the budgets of many educational organisations, it has refocussed research into educational activities which provide real and measurable benefits to students. With a focus on medical education, this paper outlines the position that mental workload theory provides both a unifying theory and the methodology required to evaluate the learning of students.

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    Aidan Byrne

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Byrne, A. (2017). Mental Workload as an Outcome in Medical Education. In: Longo, L., Leva, M. (eds) Human Mental Workload: Models and Applications. H-WORKLOAD 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 726. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61061-0_12

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