Trend and Issue in Instructional Design and Technology: Chapter 19

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Locatis, C. Performance, instruction, and technology in health care education. In R. A. Reiser & J. V. Dempsey (Eds.) Trends & issues in instructional design & technology
Health care education has evolved over centuries to the present-day system highly integrated with technology and performance-based. In the chapter, Locatis highlights the three stages that health education has undergone over the years and are categorized as prescientific, scientific, and post-Flexner. According to the author, the prescientific era in the U.S. refers to the period before the 20th century. The scientific stage was ushered by the publication of a report by Abraham Flexner in 1910, which called for a more formal health care education that included academic settings and affiliations with local hospitals. The Post-Flexner era has been characterized by the significant adoption of technology in the teaching of medical practitioners. The evolution of health care education has helped to incre...