Ep 162 – How do you know what you know? with Dr. Allan Besselink
Jan 23, 2025
💭” Simply understanding the thought process, the cognitive process, and how somebody thinks about something is hugely valuable.’’ - Dr. Allan Besselink
Our guest, Dr. Allan Besselink, PT, DPT, PhD, Dip. MDT is an Associate Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in Austin, TX. He teaches gross anatomy to first-year physiotherapy students and maintains a clinical practice that applies MDT to a sports population. Allan graduated with a B.Sc.PT from Queen’s University (Canada) in 1988 and completed his DPT at the College of St. Scholastica (MN) in 2016. A McKenzie Diplomat, he also runs a clinical practice specializing in MDT for sports populations. Dr. Besselink holds a Ph.D. in Education, with research focused on cognitive structure, knowledge organization, and competency-based education. He completed his Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in Learning, Instruction, and Innovation in 2021. His primary research interests include cognitive structure, knowledge organization, expertise, and competency-based education.
📚You will learn about:
- What cognitive structures are and why they’re relevant.
- His October 2024 paper, “The Visual Representation of Cognitive Structure in DPT Students Learning Gross Anatomy,” and how its findings can benefit the learning process.
🔎 Dr. Allan Besselink’s resources of information:
- The cognitive structure of gross anatomy knowledge in physiotherapy students - October 2024
- Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel
📲 Dr. Allan Besselink’s contact information:
Email: [email protected]
💻LinkedIn: Allan Besselink
📸Instagram: @ abesselink
🐦X: @abesselink
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