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This chapter brings together the material covered in Chap. 3–9 to develop a deeper understanding of the nature of skilled activity from a predominantly neurophysiological and cognitive perspective. It uses the Dreyfus and Dreyfus model to provide a framework for this deeper understanding. A structure for psychomotor performance is described based on the system used in clinical resuscitation courses but extending it into application of the psychomotor activity into clinical practice. A basic unit of skilled activity is described: the skill set. This is mapped to the Dreyfus and Dreyfus model to produce an integrated model. Based upon that work formal definitions for competence and performance are offered along with a consequential modification to Miller’s framework.
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Bullock I, Davis M, Lockley A, Mackway-Jones K. Pocket guide for clinical instructors (3rd edn). Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (BMJ Books); 2015, pp. 29–31. From Bullock I, Davis M, Lockley A, Mackway-Jones K. Pocket Guide for Clinical Instructors (Third Edition). Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (BMJ Books); 2016. © 2016. Reprinted by permission of John Wiley and Sons, Publishers.
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Burke, D. (2020). Skill, Competence and Assessment Revisited. In: How Doctors Think and Learn. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46279-6_15
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