title: Assessing student clinical learning experiences.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This article describes the use of an activity worksheet and questionnaire to investigate the learning experience of students on clinical placement. The worksheet measures the amount of time students spend in different learning activities, and the questionnaire explores student satisfaction and preferred learning activities. An activity worksheet and questionnaire … investigate[d] the learning experiences of students on clinical placement METHODS: The activity worksheet and questionnaire were used in a cohort pilot study of physiotherapy students on clinical placement.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The activity worksheet provides details of the amount of time students engage in a range of clinical and non-clinical tasks while on placement, such as time spent treating patients, working individually, working with their peers and engaging in reflective practice. In combination with the questionnaire results, it allows clinicians to gain an understanding of the clinical learning environment experienced by their students.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The data collected using these tools provide a description of the students' activities while undertaking the clinical placement. This information may guide the refinement of the clinical experience, and offers an opportunity to individualise learning activities to match students' needs and preferences.
authors.affiliation: Education Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: Katrine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nehyba
authors.affiliation: Education Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: School of Physiotherapy, The University of Notre Dame, Australia, Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Connaughton
authors.affiliation: The University of Notre Dame Australia, Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singer
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D059825:Physical Therapists / Q000193:education*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000193:education*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching