The 5 Microskills model facilitates the development of clinical reasoning skills. It moves the conversation away from an emphasis on recall of facts and towards the outward expression of the student's thinking processes. It helps teachers to more accurately assess, instruct, and give feedback, and helps learners develop metacognitive skills.
During this two hour workshop, participants learned the importance of metacognition, the steps of the 5 Microskills model, and how feedback principles and effective questioning strategies fit in to the 5 Microskills model.