Types of perception of information by subjects of training in the specialty “Anesthesiology and intensive care”

Abstract

Background. Modern literary sources indicate that of the five main channels through which a person receives information (sight, hearing, taste, smell, and tactile sensations), subjects of learning mainly use only three — auditory, visual, and tactile that determine auditory, visual and kinesthetic. Purpose was to determine the types of perception of information by interns and participants of training in the specialty “Anesthesiology and intensive care” to optimize the postgraduate training process. Materials and methods. An anonymous survey of 48 interns and 51 practicing doctors in the specialty “Anesthesiology and intensive care” was conducted using a special questionnaire, followed by interpretation and analysis according to the dominant channels of obtaining information and their combinations. Results. When evaluating the leading (dominant) sensory modalities in the group of intern doctors, a significant advantage of auditory perception among other channels of receiving information was determined. The evaluation of the leading sensory types in the group of training participants who have their own specific work experience in the specialty showed a significant predominance of the kinesthetic informational channel, which is slightly inferior to the auditory sensory type, and only 11.2 % of the respondents account for the visual modality. The involvement of most sensory analyzers and the combination of modalities in the educational process contributes not only to the holistic perception, analysis and assimilation of educational information, but also to the formation of multimodal thinking. Therefore, during the educational process, multimodal technologies should be used, which allow providing educational material in several formats at the same time. Conclusions. 1. Interns mostly demonstrated the dominance of audio-kinesthetic and polymodal types of information acquisition. 2. Anesthesiologists with some practical experience are more inclined to monokinesthetic and audio-kinesthetic information modality. 3. The polymodal type of providing educational information is optimal in postgraduate education of medical workers. 4. The introduction of short-term trainings on mastering practical skills into the educational process creates an optimal combination of ways to obtain educational information and consolidate memory by subjects of training.