Learning Strategies and Academic Difficulty in Occupational and Physical Therapy Online Education

Learning and Study Strategies of Students in the First Year of an Entry-Level Physical Therapist Program

“…Considering that academically successful PT, OT, chiropractic, pharmacy, and medical students also scored higher on the 3 LASSI subtests of Anxiety , Selecting Main Ideas , and Test Strategies , 18,21,22,28,32,34 it is important to note that the participants as a group in this study significantly improved in the same areas, indicating potential future success academically and on the licensure examination. Similar to the LASSI subtest scores with medical students, 19 the entry-level PT students in this study scored below the cutoff percentiles for all areas at baseline and follow-up administration.…”

“…ere is limited literature on using the LASSI with physical therapy, occupational therapy (OT), chiropractic, pharmacy, and medical students and how the subtest scores correlate with academic performance scores and performance scores on licensing board examinations. [18][19][20][21][22][24][25][26][27][28][29] Schutz et al 20 showed high correlation between LASSI scores and scores on the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Test. Differences were also observed in LASSI subtest scores of chiropractic students based on their academic performance in their first trimester GPA.…”

“…19,28,32 e limited research on using the LASSI with PT students show similar trends to students in other health care professional education programs. Pucillo et al 22 assessed a small cohort of PT and OT students (n = 34) using the LASSI and found a positive correlation between scores on the Test Strategies subtest and overall course performance in a clinical neuroscience course. Pucillo and Black 25 looked at hybrid PTand OTeducation programs and found no correlation between LASSI subtests scores and cumulative professional GPA; however, their results do not align with other health care professions' education literature.…”

“…14 However, there is little research on the use of the LASSI with graduate students in health-related programs and specifically PT education programs. [18][19][20][21][22] To our knowledge, there are no standardized cutoff percentiles developed for graduate students or allied health care students. 14,19 Percentile levels for different populations of students may be variable and need to be researched further.…”

A Comparison of Physical Therapist Educational Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Study

“…[6][7][8][9] Although a growing number of Doctor of Physical erapy (DPT) education programs were already using online, blended, and/or hybrid instructional delivery models, the pandemic hastened the widespread utilization of virtual teaching and online learning. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Now, as the national health emergency declaration has concluded, many education programs may be returning to preferred modes of instruction. As such, there exists a unique opportunity to draw comparisons between pandemic-era learning outcomes to help inform future decisions.…”