{"id":1565,"date":"2017-12-14T17:31:32","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T22:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2017-12-14T17:31:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T22:31:32","slug":"ultrasound-student-assessment-phase-ii-and-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/12\/14\/ultrasound-student-assessment-phase-ii-and-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultrasound Student Assessment &#8211; Phase II and III"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1592\" src=\"http:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/USA-icon.png\" alt=\"usa-icon\" width=\"122\" height=\"123\" \/>Feedback from ultrasound studies programs, and the individual opinions of Directors and instructors formed the basis for <strong>Phase I<\/strong> of Pegasus Lectures\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/media.pegasuslectures.com\/_site\/usa\/Pegasus%205120_USAProgramDescription.pdf\">Ultrasound Student Assessment<\/a> multi-year, longitudinal study.\u00a0 We summarized<!--more--> initial findings in our <a href=\"https:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/29\/ultrasound-student-assessment-usa-program-update\/\">last blog<\/a> posting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1597\" src=\"http:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pass-icon.png\" alt=\"pass-icon\" width=\"125\" height=\"124\" \/>After aggregating survey responses from educators and administrators, we then compared these to each institution\u2019s stated admission policy. From there, we correlated the data to a defined metric of \u201csuccess\u201d. In this study, \u201csuccess\u201d was construed as a student graduating from the program. By considering what factors instructors stated led to greater success, and by comparing \u201csuccess\u201d with specific admission policies, a series of categories were determined. These categories became the foundation for Phase II. Specifically, these categories deemed important for success were:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Coordination\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Problem-solving\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Spatial Visualization\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Judgment\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Logic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition, many specific extracurricular activities such as playing music and solving puzzles were repeatedly mentioned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GENERAL OBSERVATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Schools accepting applicants with <strong>little or no selectivity<\/strong> (i.e. High School Diploma only required) had significantly <strong>negative correlations<\/strong> to \u201csuccess\u201d outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Schools with requirements that included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Interviews,<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00a0GPA threshold<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Evaluations testing problem-solving skills and \u201ctechnical\u201d knowledge<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>positively correlated<\/strong> to \u201csuccess\u201d outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-798\" src=\"http:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Active_Learning-150x150.png\" alt=\"Active_Learning\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>For <strong>Phase II<\/strong>, specific software was created to test all of the above categories, with the addition of graph interpretation and a novel approach to testing <strong>Persistence<\/strong>.\u00a0 This was administered initially to study-participating college instructors.\u00a0 The college instructors fell into one of two categories, those who<strong> taught and scanned ultrasound<\/strong>, and those with similar backgrounds but<strong> had never performed ultrasound<\/strong>.\u00a0 Scores on each of the sections were correlated according to these two groups.\u00a0 There was a perceptible difference in the scores between the instructor groups, indicating that it might be possible to determine ultrasound required skills.<\/p>\n<p>For <strong>Phase III<\/strong>, the testing was optimized by modifying some questions and adding questions of certain types to increase emphasis and thoroughness of testing.\u00a0 The test was then given to actual ultrasound applicants and enrolled students within our surveyed institutions.<\/p>\n<p>After a period of time, the instructors ranked the students in terms of physics abilities, clinical abilities, scanning abilities, and overall abilities to perform ultrasound.\u00a0 Of course, the instructors were blind to the assessment exam results.\u00a0 Additionally, actual credentialing exam scores were entered when they existed.<\/p>\n<p>The results of the assessment exam were then statically compared with the performance ranking and credentialing exam scores for each student.\u00a0 The results were then used to create an algorithm that can be used to determine which students have a greater likelihood of success in an ultrasound program.<\/p>\n<p>In our next blog (and closing out 2017) we will discuss the <strong>TAKE-AWAYS from this study as it impacts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PROSPECTIVE ULTRASOUND PROFESSIONALS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND INSTRUCTORS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/faculty\/frank_miele.php\">\u2013<strong>Frank Miele, MSEE\u00a0<\/strong>, President of Pegasus Lectures, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<em>Frank graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a triple major in physics, mathematics, and engineering. While at Dartmouth, he was a Proctor Scholar and received citations for academic excellence in comparative literature, atomic physics and quantum mechanics, and real analysis. Frank was a research and design engineer and project leader, designing ultrasound equipment and electronics for more than ten years at Hewlett Packard Company. As a designer of ultrasound, he has lectured across the country to sonographers, physicians, engineers and students on myriad topics.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feedback from ultrasound studies programs, and the individual opinions of Directors and instructors formed the basis for Phase I of Pegasus Lectures\u2019 Ultrasound Student Assessment multi-year, longitudinal study.\u00a0 We summarized<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,1],"tags":[15,5,3],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1565"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1565"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1664,"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1565\/revisions\/1664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}