American Journal of Audiology Vol.20 S220-S232 December 2011. doi:10.1044/1059-0889(2011/10-0022)
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The Promise of Service Learning in a Pediatric Audiology Course on Clinical Training With the Pediatric Population

Wafaa A. Kafa and Elizabeth C. Stronga

a Missouri State University, Springfield

Correspondence to Wafaa A. Kaf: wafaakaf{at}missouristate.edu

Purpose: This study investigated the effectiveness of service learning (SL) and its impact on students' clinical competency, interest in pediatric audiology as a career, and levels of community engagement, as well as its impact on the community.

Method: Forty-eight students enrolled in an SL pediatric audiology course providing hearing and middle ear testing to 292 children, ages 6 months to 5 years. Another 10 non-SL students served as a control group. SL surveys were administered to students before and after the SL experience and post hoc to the non-SL group to assess their perceived readiness for evaluating children and their interest in pediatric audiology. Parents and community partner staff members completed another survey to provide feedback about their experience with the SL activity.

Results: The students' ratings were higher post-SL than pre-SL, and their learning gain was positively ranked post-SL compared with the non-SL group. Also, 71% of the SL students expressed positive interest in pediatric audiology post-SL compared with 37% of the non-SL group. Responses from community partners were also positive.

Conclusions: Embedding SL into a pediatric audiology course increased student interest in pediatric audiology as a career and enhanced readiness to evaluate young children.

Key Words: pediatric audiology, service learning, clinical training, children, middle ear dysfunction


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