Journal of JundiShapur Educational Development
Year:2013 | Volume:3 | Issue:2 (5)|Papers Count:8

Given the importance of quality education, evaluation of residents’ educational quality in university hospitals coverage university of Ahwaz was evaluated by using the EFQM model. This study was a descriptive-cross sectional study in 2011. In the present study order to assess the quality of residency training, 9 criteria of the EFQM model, three groups with different perspectives, and three separate questionnaires were evaluated. First group (N=30) from specialists, second group (N=50) from residents, and third group (N=50) from patients were simple-randomly. In total, selected members of this research werer 130 as participants. The choice of three different groups was that the quality of education from different perspectives and from all angles should be evaluated. Distribution of three questionnaires and the interviews were conducted with the researcher. Data obtained with T-test, descriptive, and inferential statistics were analyzed by SPSS 16.0 software. The cut-off point, 3.5 (score 700 of 1000) and significance level (P value<0.05) score was 596 and indicated that the residents’ educational quality was lower than EFQM model score. Among the nine criteria, the superiority of the two criteria in partnerships and customer results is essential to improvement.

The aim of this study was to evaluate virtual education from faculty members and students’ point of view based on SCORM standard. This study was based on cross-sectional descriptive design. The statistical population consisted of all faculty members and students of virtual sources of Khajeh Nasir Toosi University.52 of students and 12 of faculty members were selected by purposive sampling. This research was a survey study and two researcher-made questionnaires were administered. Cronbach Alpha was used to measure the reliability of two questionnaire of students version and faculty member version (a=0.75, a=0.80). To analyze the data, descriptive statistics (percent frequency) and inferential statistics (Chi-square) were used. The finding of the study indicated that students and faculty members believed that the virtual content and learning management system were desirable, and there was no significant difference between faculty members and students viewpoint.

Faculty members’ Knowledge of requirements about their effective motivational jobs for forecasting seems necessary. The purpose of this study was to survey of attitude of faculty members in Ahvaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences about effective motivational factors on educational performance. This research was a cross-sectional study. The population were all faculty members of this university (N=506). Samples of this study were 20 percent of the population size (102 persons) which selected by randomly classification. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire that prepared based on the Likert scale that consisted of 27 questions with 5 points about internal and external motivational factors. Finally data was analyzed by descriptive statistics by SPSS software. The results of this study showed the external factors "be respected in the workplace", "provided the necessary conditions for raising the level of knowledge", "having job security" and internal factors of "inherent interest to teaching", "individualism", "a’ feeling of adequacy, and competence in the work" had the highest importance. According to the results, both internal and external motivational factors are effective on faculty members’ function. Therefore, there fore, proposed factors should be measured to promote their motivation.

The aim of this study was to investigate the simple and multiple relationships of organizational culture and its components (creativity and innovation, competitiveness, attention to group, attention to organization members, attention to details, attention to output, stability) with teacher efficiency in guidance schools of Shoosh. This study was conducted based on correlation design. Hence, 184 teachers (men and women) were chosen by stratified random sampling method. Two researcher-made questionnaires were used to gather the data which include organizational culture questionnaire (based on Robbins and Denison’s Model) and teacher efficiency questionnaire. The results showed that there was an overall relationship between organizational culture and teacher efficiency. Furthermore, there were positive relationships between all components of organizational culture except attention to details and attention to output components wit teacher efficiency. In addition, attention to group, creativity and innovation components were the best predictors of teacher efficiency, respectively.

As a matter of fact, the major important attitude toward e-learning, computer considered as a tool for individual training and in independent learning has important role. Computer plays as a basic role in this subject. The purpose of this study was to survey the quality of access to computer and the participants’ attitude in the programs for using e- learning in continuing education. In the research, analysis has been done in1389 shown sampling and method of the research involved the participants in the programs of continuing education until the end of November 2010 in Bushehr University of Medical Sciences. The outcome of the study indicated that 95.5% of the participants had a positive attitude to e-learning, 65.6% of the participants had computer and there was a significant difference in the quality of computer access between the two genders (p-0.00).86.8% of participants agreed the method of e- learning for using the programs of continuing education.47.5% of the participants agreed that the existing infrastructure education cannot be led to the e-learning education. As 85.2% of the participants argued that education should be done through the traditional methods along with the e-learning until the provision of the necessary background for the e-learning is obtained. According to the positive attitude of the participants to the e-learning, the necessary background towards design and implementation of the e-learning system in formal training is suitable. It is recommended to do something in this case.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between learning styles and academic performance, gender and academic major of high school students in Dezfool. This study was conducted based on correlation design. Four learning styles include divergent, convergent, assimilator, and accommodator were assessed. A number of 390 students (male and female) were chosen by stratified cluster sampling method. Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory (1984) was used to evaluate learning style. To evaluate the academic performance, the students’ average scores were used. Results showed that there were no significant relationships between learning styles and academic performance. Additionally, it indicated that there was no deference between girls and boys in learning styles. Furthermore, there were significant relationships between learning styles and academic major of students.

This study examined the relationship between motivational beliefs and self-learning strategies and academic performance of students in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University. In this study, 200 students were selected by random cluster sampling. Two questionnaires were used to assess the variables of self-regulated learning strategies (SRLS) and motivational strategies for learning (MSLQ). Moreover the students’average scores that already had been passed were used to Measure the academic performance of students in units. The multivariate analysis (logistic regression) showed that the self-regulated learning strategies’ initiatives include seek help from a teacher, seek help from adults captured, and recorded notes and also among motivational strategies for learning cognitive strategies and test anxiety components can be the best predict of academic performance. Based on deserving students develop ment and improve ment in learning skills such as self-regulated learning strategies and cognitive strategies to broaden their knowledge and improve their academic performance and academics, The authors proposed, creating a relaxed atmosphere without the stress and yet challenging to learn give students more opportunities to learn.

The last result of modern education in midwifery, is defined by learning rate. Recognition of performance obstacles and its removal is caused to promoting clinical education quality. The aim of this study was to determine of midwifery students achieving rate to learning minimums in Specialty Units (clinic and gynecology units) and its performance obstacles. In this descriptive study, all of last term midwifery students were selected through convenience sampling method. Data colletion tools were 2 questionnaires related to learning minimums were in traineeship-internship courses. The data was analyzed by SPSS software as frequency distribution and total evaluating was done by multigrades scale as desired, relatively desired and undesired. Rate of gaining to learning minimums in 20 percent and 40 percent of items in Gynecology unit was reported desired and relatively desired. Rate of gaining to learning minimums in 8.33 percent and 33.33 percent of items in clinic unit was reported desired and relatively desired. Obstacles of learning performance in two midwifery units include: doing tasks with intern and resident, many students in every unit, inappropriate selected clinical environment, respectively. Therefore it is necessary that rewised educational minimums and then regarding to gainied nature of every clinical skills were defined again and adjustd coincide with students requirement and also strategy for removal of Performance Obstacles. For example selecting of appropriated clinical environment and using ineducatinal hospitals in education and reeducational courses are used for promotion of clinical traing skills.