Perception: Can it be measured? Can it be learned?

Research in industry has revealed the importance of perception in the learning of psychomotor skills. The purpose of this study is to measure the existing perceptual ability of dental students, develop a program to teach it, and determine if there is a significant difference in the level of their performance in a technique course in Operative Dentistry. Prior to the technique course, 38 freshmen were given a PERCEPTION TEST which had been …