title: Effect of elaboration on the acquisition and maintenance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
abstract: Investigated the influence of training on the acquisition and retention of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills by 38 sixth-grade children. Three training methods were compared: precise elaboration, imprecise elaboration, and maintenance rehearsal. Each of these methods was coupled with behavioral training and compared to a no-treatment control condition. Three CPR situations were selected for training: breath and pulse present, breath absent/pulse present, and breath and pulse absent. Data were collected at pretest, posttest, and 1-, 3-, and 5-month follow-ups, the dependent variable responses occurring in sequence. Results indicated that children in the three treatment conditions acquired and maintained the CPR responses at a significantly higher level than the control group. Evidence for the potential superiority of the precise elaboration group over the other conditions was provided.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rivera-Tovar
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000193:education*; D012153:Retention, Psychology