Continuous versus step by step training for learning surgical anatomy on an open inguinal hernia model

This research has shown that the continuous group had slightly higher scores on the anatomy knowledge test than the segmented group who learned the anatomy step-by-step. Both groups of subjects answered a low number of the anatomical questions correctly, the participants (high school students) in this study may have been too inexperienced. Additional research into an online video-based course on inguinal hernia repair would be required to test the hypothesis that a step-by-step framework facilitates learning by using cognitive capacity and then optimizes the learning process.