Journal of JundiShapur Educational Development
Year:2015 | Volume:6 | Issue:3 |Papers Count:13

The present study survived todays effective parameters on education process of medical students regarding tothe importanceof medicalprofessionand the university'missionin trainingcommitted and profasionalphysicians were surveyed. This descriptive-cross sectional study was performed among 110 medical students at Tabriz University of medical sciences. A researcher made questioner with Likert scale was used for datagathering. Then, the effective factors on education process entitled internal and external parameters were investigated. Amongall participants, 57% were female and the rest were male. 85. 5% of participants showed their high and very high desire to their discipline amongeffective internal factors, and theirinterest towardthe possibility to give service to peopleestimated88. 2%. Student’ s satisfactions of teacher education way, teacher knowledge level and educational package were assessed high and very high by 30%, 49. 1% and 81. 8%, respectively. Education process showed direct meaningful relation withinternal parameters and educational package as one of the external parameters showed meaningful (p<0. 05) effect on students learning in addition to saving time and costof study, althoughit seems that teacher education way needs to be reviewed.

Teaching communication skills, responsibility, honesty, self-awareness and critical thinking are the main indicators of learning in all modern student-centered methods. The aim of present study was to determine the effect of CBL (Context Base Learning) and traditional learning on the behavior, attitude, learning and critical thinking changes of B. Sc.-nursing students at Shahrekord Medical University in 1393. This was a Quasi-experimental research with pre-post test of control group. Samples were the seniors of nursing students, and they were divided into two groups randomly (Traditional and CBL). Students of each group completed two questionnaires before and after intervention, one questionnaire for evaluation of behavior and the other was for evaluation of attitude. Finally, these two points and learning points of students were compared to each other. Data belonged to CBL group showed mean scores of behavior, critical thinking and attitude increased after intervention while the meaningful relation, in this regard, was not observed within traditional group; although, the mean point of learning in both CBL and traditional groups increased on comparison with their behavior before intervention and this was statistically meaningful. In conclusion, application of CBL rather than traditional method may increase respect, self-awareness, self-evaluation, communication skills, and responsibility as well as motivation; furthermore, it leads to improve learning, applying theory to clinical practice and to enhance patient care.

Future is one of the primary concerns combined with adults' goals, hopes and fears. Nowadays with Industrialization of societies, young adults' marriage and vocational future is postponed. Hence, the purpose of the present study was to examine indirect effect of perceived parenting styles on future orientation among medical students with mediating role of identity styles. This study was a causal model with the aim of discovering causal relationship between variables. Then, 386 sample (200 male, 186 female) of 5th to 7th-year students of Iran Medical Sciences University were selected randomly; they fill in Berzunskey Identity Styles questionnaire, Prospective Life course inventory and Father-Mother-Peer Inventory. In order to testing research models and hypothesis and determining causal relationships between variables, path analysis method was used applying Lisrel software. Furthermore, statistical analysis showed significant relationship between mediating role of informative identity style in the effect of mother's autonomy and father's acceptance on behavioral (0/27, 0/25), cognitive (0/21, 0/10), motivational (0/36, 0/0/32) components of future orientation. Moreover, the result showed that just perceived parenting style of mother (autonomy, acceptance) between perceptions of parenting styles can predict informative identity style and behavioral component of future orientation. These two dimensions have strong relationship with informative identity style; in other words, the young adult whose mother has more autonomy and less acceptance parenting style can use more informative style. The explanation of this finding indicates that participating in decision making would direct young adults to appropriate choices.

The present study was performed on propose of assessment and comparison of stress, depression and emotional intelligence among medical students and engineering students This cross-sectional study was done on 383 student in 1st to 3rd year students of medicine, dentistry, nursing, computer science, electronics, and materials, 60 members of each subject were selected and classified randomly. The emotional intelligence questionnaire (SSEIT-33), the obtained stress (PSS-10) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-21) were used to assess the significance of the data which was examined and analized utilizing Pearson's correlation coefficient, chi-square, and t are independent groups, were analyzed. The mean score of emotional intelligence in the general population was121. 4± 13. 4, the mean score of experienced strees score was 17. 5± 6. 8, and the mean score of Beck depression test was 10. 28± 8. 7. In addition, a significant negative correlation was observed between emotional intelligence and stress (r =-0. 417, p = 0. 01) and between emotional intelligence and depression(r =-0. 372, p = 0. 01). There was no significant difference between students of different disciplines in terms of emotional intelligence, stress and depression(p> 0. 05); moreover, the relationship between age, gender, marital status and education level of emotional intelligence, stress and depression was not significant (p> 0. 05). In concultion, the results showed that emotional intelligence was effective to lessen stress and depression, and the difference regarding to these technical components was not noticed between medical students and engineering students. . Therefore, the promotion of emotional intelligence in medical and engineering students appears to be necessary.

Today's competitive environment and the development of science and technology has made the use of e-learning inevitable in human society. In the last decade, according to some challenges such as Increased demand for higher education, Inadequacy of funds, Inadequacy of full-time faculty and lack of geographical limitations put e-learning and teaching up in center of full consideration. Currently, the traditional methods of training are not able to respond to the educational needs of lifelong learners. Hence, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating factors affecting the development of e-learning from the perspective of students. . With regard to the number of faculties at Golestan University of Medical Sciences in the year 1392, a total amount of 170 students were selected by stratified random sampling method., Data gathering tool was a questionnaire consisted of two parts. The first part was demographic information and the second part was Standardized questionnaire from Enayati et al. After coding and entering data into Spss16, descriptive and inferential statistics such as the mean and the associated t-test and ANOVA were used. Results obtained from the students’ viewpoints suggested that factors examined in the study influenced the development of e-learning, and based on their order of priority included respectively: infrastructure hardware and software, Social Communications and Collaboration Technologies, content of teaching and provisions of learning, method of assessing learners, Educational fields, and finally the attraction of students. In addition, examining the role of effective factors in the study divided bygender, education, and Faculty had no significant relevance (p value>. /05). According to the results of the data analysis, therefore, it may indicate that all the factors examined at the University had an impact on e-learning. Moreover, hardware and software among these factors in frastructure were the most important ones in the field of e-learning.

This Special reseaech has been performed on reviewing the educational and welfare barriers and problems from the scientific board members and scientific assistants’ opinion. The research population consisted of all faculty members and the scientific board members at payam Noor University in Khuzestan Province in 2011; and 120 members were chosen through simple random sampling method. Moreover, in order to gaderhing data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used which contained two sections with 41 sub-questions; its external validity and reliability was estimated using Cronbach Alpha and experts’ opinion(92/0 for the total). The research findings showed that the most problems among five subscales for the two groups were achieveing to professional skills ( X =1/5), achieving the new sciences (CX=1/77), achieving to welfare services ( X =1/87), educational structure ( X = 2/8) and the organizational problems ( X = 3/64), respectively. By T-test, the comparison between two groups showed there is significant differences between the View of them In area of accessing to new knowledge (t=2. 51, P<0. 01). According to the results, PNU has been not successful in the acquisition to new knowledge and professional skills, and it failed in providing welfare amenities, too. Moreover, the organizational and administrative problems were considered as the barriers to studied population promotion.

Considering high prevalence of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and few studies on educational models in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) among volunteer health workers (VHWs), the present study was done with the aim of determining the effect of educational program based on BASNEF model on promoting educational practice of VHWs in regard to CL. In this Quasi-Exprimental prospective study, 60 VHWs who were resident in CL endemic area of Jajarm city in 2013 were selected through cluster sampling method, and were randomly divided into experimental and control group. Data were collected before and 3 months after educational intervention using reliable and valid questionnaire. Then, data were analyzed using SPSS16 software, chi-square, t paired-Test, independent t-test, Mann-whitneyU and vilcoxon. Furthermore, the mean score of knowledge, attitude, behavioral intention and practice increased significantly 3 months after educational intervention program in experimental group, but the mean score of enabling factors did not have significant increase; the mean score of knowledge and practice didn’ t show significant changes in control group, but the mean score of attitude, behavioral intention, enabling factors and practice significantly increased (p<0. 05). Consequently, the efficacy of BASNEF model on the educational behaviors’ change of VHWs was confirmed. Therefore, using BASNEF model for educating VHWs in related to CL is suggested.

Following the increasing development in information technology, the traditional methods of teaching cannot meet the staffs' teaching demands and the educational needs of today's organizations. This study was an observational study with a cross-sectional design conducted in October 2014 to investigate satisfaction of in-service training e-courses among employees at Ahvaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences and Health Services(AJUMS); three categories named satisfaction of content, presentation and e-learning programs. The studied population consisted out of 1052 members included official, contract and conditioned contract staff, and a sample of 211 were selected by easy randomized. Data collection was performed through a standardized questionnaire based on Likert scale; Reliability and validity of the questionnaire were reassessed; then, data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, frequency, mode, mean, standard deviation, ANOVA, and independent t-test using statistical software SPSS 21. The highest amount of satisfaction obtained regarding to e-learning program was 4. 17 average (of 5 scores) and %80. 65 agreed; while the lowest belonged tothe content satisfaction with 3. 76 average and %69. 43 agreed. Background variables such as work experience, type of employment, and education and gender didn’ t have any impact on the employees' satisfaction from participating in e-learning courses. Therefore, due to the considerable satisfaction of the employees from the e-courses, it seems necessary to consider serious planning for the appropriate structure and full implementation of this approach to learning.

An extensive body of literature exists on the student’ s attitude about using power point presentation and the data refers to the importance of a standard power point presentation usage. The present study was based on evaluating the quality of power point presentations used during teaching in Babul Dental School. This cross-sectional study was performed on all faculty members at Babul Dental School. The Forty six percent of participants were male and 54% were female. In addition, the mean age of members was 37. 94 ± 7. 56 with 2 months to 20 years academic experienced. Then a checklist was designed according to the guidelines of a standard power point presentation and it was filled out by researchers while reviewing each power point files used during teaching. Furthermore, descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, percent and count the items in each index was used for central Index. The quality of power point presentations according to age, gender and years of teaching were also analyzed by nonparametric tests (Mann-Whitney). The data demonstrated P < 0. 05 as significant; whereas regarding to quantitative questions, mean score was 12. 13 ± 2. 76 and there were no significant different according to gender and years of teaching (p>0. 05). Regarding to qualitative questions, 48% of participants used one kind of animation which reflected a significant relationship with years of teaching (p<0. 05). According to the results, it indicated the quality of power point presentations utilized by study's population was relatively desirable, moreover, it was suggested to hold power point presentation workshops to improve the ability of academic members in preparing perfect power point presentations.

Critical thinking skills are ultimate goal of medical education and students who think critically lessen wrong judgment and conclusions concerning the theory and try to focus on topics relevant to clinical areas. This can also reduce the gap between theoretical instruction and clinical practice. Therefore, the aim of this prospective study was to compare the critical thinking skills of undergraduate nursing students at Borojen nursing faculty (n=60); data collection was performed using demographic and California critical thinking questionnaires. Then, information was analyzed by spss16 software, using descriptive and chi-square test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficients. Consequently, the results pointed to the average total score of critical thinking 8/883 ± 4/075; the lowest score belonged to the second-semester students (8. 166 ± 4/589), and conversely the highest score observed in the eighth-semester students (9/769 ± 3/419) which was statistically meaningful (p<0. 05). In addition, deductive reasoning between subtypes of critical thinking was found at higher average (4. 766± 2. 011). Although, critical thinking was considered as an indispensable part of the nursing profession, the results showed the weakness of this skill between nursing students. According to the lack of substantial increase in the level of critical thinking skills of senior students, therefore, this may reflect a general lack of critical thinking in educational programs.