{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.022193211488250653, 'fraction_numerical': 0.0, 'mean_word_length': 6.235849056603773, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
Making Connections Explicit: The Effect of Self‐explanation on cognitive Integration of Basic and Clinical Sciences in Novices

Several studies have shown that cognitive integration of basic and clinical sciences during learning supports novices' conceptual understanding of disease categories and enhances diagnostic performance over time. It is has been proposed that educational strategies, such as self‐explanation, might promote and support the development of cognitive integration. However, this has not been empirically explored. In this study we examined the relative impact of two basic science instructional approaches (integrated instruction and segregated instruction) and a learning strategy (self‐explanation) on novices' diagnostic accuracy over time.