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Written By Lynne Murphy, EdD, OTR/L

Murphy, L., & Stav, W.  (2018).  The impact of online video cases on clinical reasoning in occupational therapy education:  A quantitative analysis.  The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 6(3), Article 4.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1494

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This article describes comparison of video and text cases as they influence clinical reasoning skills in entry-level occupational therapy learners.  The ICE Learning Center was used to develop comprehensive video cases.  The Health Science Reasoning Test was used to explore quantitative changes to clinical reasoning.  When compared to text cases, the video cases and associated learning activities facilitated statistically significant improvements in inductive reasoning. 

Anyone interested in ongoing research may contact Lynne Murphy, EdD, OTR/L at murphylyn16@ecu.edu.

Lynne Murphy, EdD, OTR/L

Lynne Murphy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at East Carolina University. She is an occupational therapist with 30 years of clinical experience in many types of physical rehabilitation, including acute care, in-patient and out-patient rehabilitation, industrial rehabilitation and ergonomics. Her research interests include the development of clinical reasoning in OT students, outcomes of equine-assisted therapies, and social and ADL participation of stroke survivors.

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