Peak Ch. 5 Flashcards
The U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructions Program
- Used elements of deliberate practice
- It allowed pilots to try different things in different situations, get feedback on their performance, and apply what they had learned
- It was highly successful at improving the U.S. force’s performance in dogfights
how can you use deliberate practice to elevate the performance of an organization?
by identifying top performers and training others to bring them close to that level
3 myths that must be dispelled to enhance performance in an organization
- The belief that one’s abilities are limited by one’s genetically prescribed characteristics
- Doing something for long enough results in improvement
- All it takes to improve is effort
learning while real work gets done approach
- Involves turning normal business activities into opportunities for purposeful or deliberate practice
- Allows people to get into the habit of practicing and thinking about practicing
the top gun approach to learning
- Involves using feedback-driven practice to lead to improvement
- Emphasizes skills and performance rather than knowledge
American radiologists and diagnosing breast cancer study
- A 2004 study of 124 American radiologists found that no background factors were related to the accuracy of diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms
- The authors argue that it may be related to the quality of the training they received before starting their independent practice
digital radiology training study
A 2015 study found that performance on a test set of mammograms from a digital library predicted performance at detecting cancer in the clinic
radiology residents and ankle injuries study
A 2011 study found that radiology residents’ accuracy at detecting possible ankle injuries in a child improved steadily by testing themselves with a series of X-rays and case details
how can we make radiology training more effective?
by making an effort up front to determine what sort of issues are likely to cause problems for new radiologists and designing the training to focus on these issues
focus of training in the professional world
Training in the professional world tends to focus on knowledge rather than skills because it is more convenient and traditional
2005 Harvard meta-analysis on doctor’s performance
- A 2005 Harvard meta-analysis found that doctors’ performance grew worse over time, or at best, stayed about the same
- The same trend is found in nurses
Davis continuing medical education study
- Continuing professional education interventions for physicians were most effective if they had an interactive component and least effective if they didn’t
- No type of continuing medical education is effective for complex multi-step behaviours
training in most professional fields
Most professional fields tend to lack the tradition of supporting the training and further development of practicing professionals
experience vs. expertise
- Experience alone doesn’t equal expertise
- Experienced surgeons weren’t any better at laparoscopic surgery than surgical trainees
how can we improve training in professional organizations?
by encouraging them to use skill- rather than knowledge-based training