This study aimed to evaluate the application effect of the BOPPPS (Bridge-in, Objective, Pre-assessment, Participatory Learning, Post-assessment, Summary) teaching model in cardiac ultrasound education during standardized residency training. A total of 60 residents rotating through the Department of Ultrasound Medicine and Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Jiangsu Provincial People’s Hospital from March 2024 to September 2024 were enrolled and randomly assigned to a traditional teaching group (n=30) and a BOPPPS teaching group (n=30). The traditional group received lecture-based combined with apprenticeship teaching, while the BOPPPS group underwent systematic instructional design incorporating the six core components. After the teaching sessions, comprehensive evaluations were conducted through theoretical examinations, technical operation assessments, cardiac ultrasound image interpretation and diagnostic accuracy tests, and teaching effectiveness questionnaires. Results showed that the BOPPPS group scored significantly higher than the traditional group in both theoretical examinations and technical operations (P<0.05). In terms of core diagnostic competence, the BOPPPS group significantly outperformed the traditional group in standard view identification, pathological ultrasound feature interpretation, diagnostic report completeness, and overall diagnostic ability scores (all P<0.001). Furthermore, the BOPPPS group exhibited significantly higher scores across all dimensions of the teaching effectiveness questionnaire (all P<0.001). The findings indicate that the BOPPPS teaching model effectively improves residents’ cardiac ultrasound diagnostic ability, with particularly notable advantages in image interpretation and diagnostic accuracy, while also enhancing learning interest and teaching participation, making it worthy of broader application in ultrasound medical education.

Zhao Di, Zhang Yanjuan. A Practical Study on Enhancing Cardiac Ultrasound Diagnostic Ability of Residents in Standardized Residency Training Based on the BOPPPS Teaching Model. Frontiers in Educational Research (2026), Vol. 9, Issue 6: 118-125. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2026.090616.

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