Purpose – The study aimed to explore, describe and analyse the design and implementation of clinical simulation as a pedagogical tool in bridging the defi ciency of higher order thinking skills among para-medical students, and to make recommendations on incorporating clinical simulation as a pedagogical tool to enhance thinking skills and align the curriculum. Methodology – A qualitative approach using interpretativedescriptive case study design was utilized in framing the research study. Purposive sampling was used to select 20 fi nal year paramedical students and fi ve teaching staff who participated in this study. Data was collected through direct and participant observation, interviews and document analysis. Thematic analysis using Stake’s Countenance Model was utilized to analyse and present the findings. Findings – On the basis of these analyses, the study supports that (i) clinical simulation facilitates the infusion of higher order thinking skills; (ii) clinical simulat.....

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The study aimed to explore, describe, and interpret the effectiveness of clinical simulation as pedagogical tool in bridging the deficiency of higher order thinking skills among Medical Assistant students and make recommendations on incorporating clinical simulation as a pedagogical tool in enhancing thinking skills and aligning the curriculum. Qualitative approach using interpretative-descriptive case study design was utilized in framing the research study. Purposive sampling using twenty (20) final year Medical Assistant students and five (5) teaching staff participated in this study. Data was collected through direct and participatory observation, interviews, and documents analysis. Thematic analysis using Stake's Countenance Model was utilized to analyze and present the findings. The study revealed a positive outlook in supporting the theme that (i) clinical simulation design facilitates the infusion of higher order thinking skills; (ii) clinical simulation that uses thinking pedag.....

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This case study research aims at giving a description of whether the written curriculum and the  operational curriculum provides scope and opportunity for the development of higher order thinking  skills among students enrolled in Medical Assistant Training Program. The study proceeds with an  evaluation of curriculum coherence between the written and operational curriculum on the infusion  of higher order thinking skills by using Stake Countenance Model. The nature of problem evolves  around the inability of fresh graduates to function in real life situations that leads to  questioning the effectiveness of the training model which presents a gap between the learnt and  written curriculum. The study explores the curriculum's content for the infusion of higher order  thinking skills, whilst lecturers' understanding, planning and delivery of higher order thinking  skills is done through interview, content analysis of the instructional plan and observation of  classroo.....

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