Radiography Students' Learning: A Literature Review

Radiol Technol. 2016 Mar-Apr;87(4):371-9.

Abstract

Purpose: To describe research methodology and findings concerning radiography students' learning.

Methods: Health sciences databases were searched to perform a traditional narrative literature review. Thirty-five peer-reviewed articles published between 2000 and 2014 were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results: Specific methods of learning were found to be of the most interest. The studies focused primarily on the use and usability of a method or the students' general experiences of it. The most commonly studied methods were e-learning and interprofessional learning, which students perceived as positive methods for theoretical studies and clinical training. Students' learning regarding research was the focus of only one article reporting a wide variety of students' research interests. Most studies reported quantitative research gathered from questionnaires and surveys.

Conclusions: Additional research, especially from a qualitative point of view, is needed to deepen the evidence-based knowledge of radiography student learning.

Keywords: education; learning; radiography; radiography education; radiologic technologist; student.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Assisted Instruction / methods*
  • Curriculum
  • Educational Measurement / methods*
  • Models, Educational
  • Radiography*
  • Radiology / education*
  • Teaching*
  • Technology, Radiologic / education*