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Research article summary:
Promoting and evaluating competence in on-line dietetics education.
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Professional organizations, such as the American Dietetic Association are challenged to assure competency of their practitioners. Competency includes higher-level skills such as critical-thinking, cooperative work, effective communication, and use of ... (Full abstract text below) Published 2002Oct
in Journal: J Am Diet Assoc
(Language : eng)
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2002 Oct;102(10):1455-8
Promoting and evaluating competence in on-line dietetics education.
Litchfield RE, Oakland MJ, Anderson J
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames 50011-1120, USA.
Professional organizations, such as the American Dietetic Association are challenged to assure competency of their practitioners. Competency includes higher-level skills such as critical-thinking, cooperative work, effective communication, and use of lifelong learning resources. Information literacy via computer technology is a key component of competency, which needs to be included in dietetic education and training. This dietetic internship examined use of online technology to develop competency using the key-feature exam. Seventy-five dietetic interns from three different programs were divided into those with (n = 44) and without (n = 31) online instruction, to which pre- and post- test key feature exams were administered. Those with online instruction had greater improvement (P < 0.05) on key-feature exams in nutrition support and pediatric nutrition. Competency is complex and difficult to assess, thus tools to better assess the comprehensive scope of practitioner competency are needed. The key-feature exam may be a tool to assess and verify practitioner competency in dietetics professionals.
PMID : 12396166 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]
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| First Name | LastName | Initials |
| Ruth E | Litchfield | RE |
| Mary Jane | Oakland | MJ |
| Jean | Anderson | J |
Affiliation: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames 50011-1120, USA.
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Category links from this article:- Adult
- Clinical Competence
- Competency-Based Education
- Computer Communication Networks
- Computer-Assisted Instruction
- Dietetics - education, methods
- Female
- Humans
- Internship, Nonmedical - methods
- Linear Models
- Male
- Models, Educational
- Nutrition Physiology - education
- Online Systems
- Professional Competence
- Professional Practice
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