Journal of Research in Medical Education
Year:2016 | Volume:7 | Issue:4|Papers Count:9

Introduction: futurism as a feature effects on students goal orientation and academic performance. Universities have a significant role in nurturing and developing this character. Therefore, aim of this study is to examine the relationship between Futurism and academic performance considering the role of goal orientation as a mediator.Methods: This study was an analytic – descriptive, correlation research. The population included all students in Medical Sciences of Shiraz University that the research sample consists of 197 students of Medical Sciences of Shiraz University in 2014 which were selected by random sampling method. Research tools consist of future assessing questionnaire and goal orientation questionnaire. Content validity was favorably and Component reliability futurism was (72.0) and goal orientation was (74.0). Then, data were analysed using analysis method based on Baron and Kenny And SPSS software.Results: The results showed that Student’s futurism predicts significantly their educational performance (F=6.240, p>0.0001). Components of futurism have significant effect on performance-approach goal orientation (F=4.787, p>0.0001), Also the goal orientation variables such as performance-approach (B=0.33, p>0.0001) and mastery-approach (B=0.37, p>0.0001) predict significantly the degree of student’s educational performance.Conclusion: According to these results, futurism and having a positive attitude about the future have important role in goal orientation because motivation that is created in a person's attitude to the future is meant to predict the future goals at the moment and of course increases trying to get a high-performance and conse quentry promote of education.

Introduction: E-learning as a form of self-learning, is a phenomenon of the modern world which has been born in the age of information and knowledge-based society. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of educational software designed about scrub and circulate performance in the operating room on operating room students' in learning practical skills.Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 60 operating room students of the first semester in Shahroud University of medical sciences in 2012 and 2013, were recruited through simple random sampling and they divided into two groups including control group by using traditional training and intervention group using traditional education plus software, effectiveness of educational software was evaluated through practical test using check list. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and inductive, descriptive statistics and paired t-test and t-test.Results: Results showed the first practical test (pre-intervention) mean scores in the intervention and control groups showed no significant difference. But in the second practical exam mean scores (post-intervention) were significantly different in the intervention group (P=0.002).Conclusion: This study showed that using educational software not only is effective in students learning but also raise their confidence in the practical exam.

Introduction: .Mental health nurses is effective on quality of services to patients,and burnout is a common complication in this area. this study was done to investigate and compare of mental health and burnout in Shafa and Heshmat ' s Rasht educational – remedial hospitals in RashtMethods:This descriptive-analytic study performed on 183 nurses of Shafa and Heshmat hospitals by simple randomly selected. Tool of study was a questionnaire including demographic information, Global Health Questionnair and Maslech Burned Out Inventory two groups were compared with MANOVA test. data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and spss software.Results: Multivariate analysis of Variables indicate that average variable of burnout (F =18.881) and mental health (F =9.940) to Shafa nurses had significant difference (0.001) and scores of emotional exhaustion,decrease of personal accomplishment and involvement components in Shafa nurses was lower than Heshmat nurses, but personal accomplishment in Heshmat nurses had more than Shafa. Multivariate analysis in the area of mental health indicated that the average of variable in two groups was significant (F =9.940). Physical symptoms, anxiety and depression in Shafa nurses was lower than Heshmat nurses, But level of the social function of Heshmat nurses was higher than Shafa nurses.Conclusion: Although burnout and mental health nurses of two centers was low, the issue required to more attention.

Background: professors as main axis of education, try to transfer the materials to the learners intelligibly. In this regards, the most important activity is classroom management and adopting a desirable behavior along with good relationship with the students. This research tries to study classroom management of professors in Birjand University of Medical Sciences from students’ viewpoint.Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study in which the population consisted of all the students in Birjand University of Medical Sciences (n=1100) that 283 students were selected using random, stratum sampling and based on Korjsi and Morgan’s tables. A researcher-made questionnaire about classroom management styles with 30 five-option items and 3 sub-scales (interactional, interventional, and non-interventional) was used to collect data. Its validity was confirmed by experts as 0.82 and its reliability was calculated by Chronbach’s alpha as 0.86. The data were analyzed in SPSS (version 16) using independent t test and one-way ANOVA at the significant level of p<0.05.Findings: According to the results, 179 students (63.3%) were female and 104 (36.7%) were male. The results showed that most professors made use of interactive, interventionist and non-interventionist classroom management styles , respectively. From students’ viewpoint, there was a significant difference between classroom management styles of interventionist (p=0.0001, t=5.48), interactive style (p=0.0001, t=3.27) and the non-intervention style (p=0.0001, t=4.56) in terms of teacher gender. Concerning the field of study, there was a significant difference between the interactive classroom management style (p=0.0004, t=2.89) and non-interventionist style (p=0.048, t=1.99). However, the interventionist style did not vary significantly across fields of study (p=0.176, t=1.44).Conclusion: The results showed that most classroom management style was interactive, So in order to increase the ability of teachers in this field, workshops about how to manage classroom and effective relationships with students is offered.

Introduction: Medical education as a dynamic system can be affected by learning experiences related to before entrance exam. Evaluation of education is used for studying the quality of educational system. The purpose of this article is to explain the role of diploma grade point average in the educational process of medical students in Babol University of medical sciences.Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted on the six-year period educational process of medical students in Babol University of medical sciences during 1985-1990. Data were collected using a questionnaire in demographic characteristics, diploma grade point average, twelve medical science course average score, basic medical science course average score, and the comprehensive basic medical science examination score. Data were analyzed by statistical T-Test and SPSS software.Results: From 387 medical students, 229 (59.17%) were girls and 262 (68.8%) were local. The study revealed that there was significant relationship between diploma grade point average and twelve medical science course average score (p=0.001). Nevertheless, the consistency between fluctuation of diploma grade point average with basic medical science course average score, and also with the comprehensive basic medical science examination score, any significant relationship wasn’t observed (p≥ 0.05). The relationship between basic medical science course average score and the comprehensive basic medical science examination score was significant (p£ 0.05).Discussion: The results indicated that high school status has an important role on medical students education. It is better to consider diploma grade point average as the criteria in entrance examination.

Introduction: Academic achievement is one of the important issues in the higher education system, whose realization is affected by many factors. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between resilience and attachment styles with academic achievement among students at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed in on 285 male students living in dormitories of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The sample were selected through multi-stage cluster sampling. Data collection tools were Hazan and Shaver Adult Attachment Questionnaire and Connor and Davidson Resilience Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics tests, Pearson Correlation coefficient, and Multiple Linear Regression.Results: findings showed a signify cant positive correlation (P<0.01) between academic achievement and secure attachment style (r=0.34) and resilience (r=0.42). It also showed a significant negative correlation (P<0.01) between academic achievement and avoidant attachment style (r=-0.21), anxious-ambivalent attachment style (r=-0.25). Stepwise regression analysis indicated that the predictor variables were able to significantly explain 0.22 of academic achievement variance among the students.Conclusion: The results of study support the importance of attachment styles and resilience in academic achievement among students.

Introduction: Dental microbial plaque is recognized as the most important factor in pathogenesis of periodontal diseases. The early prevention and training is considered as the most effective tool for reducing the dental and periodontal diseases and improvement of oral health. The main objective of this study is to determine the effect of standardized student training method on reduction of dental plaque.Methods: In this Quasi-Experimental study, 62 students were randomly divided into two cases and control groups, in which practical training of oral and dental health by a standardized student (31 samples) and face-to-face training were offered. Plaque index, which is indeed is the patients’ performance assessment index, is measured by the examiner and based on the O’Leary plaque index. The plaque index before and after training, were recorded. A team was created for students’ standardization. Then three one-hour sessions held for students’ practical training; and performance of students evaluated by the team members, and feedbacks were provided. In order to analyze related data for dental plaque index, descriptive and analytical statistics were used SPSS software Ver.21.0.Results: The results showed a 25.62% drop in plaque index of patients in case group (trained by standardized student) and a 15.13% drop in control group (trained by face-to-face learning), which are significant for both groups based on the independent sample test and the obtained confidence level (p = 0.000).Conclusion: It can be concluded that training of standardized students, as it simulates an experienced mentor, can play a key role in reduced dental plaque and serve as an efficient technique for teaching the care service materials to patients.

Introduction: Considering the importance of continuing education programs for physician, so the most important duty of planners and office managers is holding and updating medical information, in this regards, this study aimed to assess continuing education programs from view points of general practitioners to modify the weaknesses and enhance the strengths of these programs in Golestan university of medical sciences.Methods: This cross-sectional study has been done on general practitioners participating in the 5 Continuing medical education programs holding in second half of 2012 in Golestan university of medical scienses. sampling method was census and Instruments for doing this research was a questionnaire used by the office of continuing medical education in university. The questionnaire was composed of two parts: The first section consists of 10 questions on demographic characteristics, underlying the second part of the program implemented based on the Likert scale. questionnaires were distributed among all physicians participating in these programs and 333 questionnaires (an average of 60 questions per program) were completed. The results using of SPSS software based on descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) were analyzed.Results: The average age of participants in this study was 40 ± 6.2 years, and their history of medical practices were 13±5.9.the rate of responding to the questionnaire was 83%. In this study, 62.7 % of the participants believed that corresponding of the content of programs to their business needs was high and very high. 91.3% of physicians declare the rate of success of programs in presenting new scientific material were moderate and more, while 62.3 consider active participation in discussion (questions and answering,discussion and implementation panel) was moderate to low.Conclusions: More participants in CME programs declare their satisfaction of the contents of the programs regarding new scientific materials and corresponding with their job needs , it is suggested adult learning methods must be considered so that CME programs become more effective.