Costs and Benefits of More Learner Freedom

Costs and Benefits of More Learner Freedom: Meta-Analyses of Exploratory and Learner Control Training Methods

OBJECTIVE Individual meta-analyses were conducted for six training methods as part of a U.S. Army basic research project. The objective was to identify evidence-based guidelines for the effectiveness of each training method, under different moderating conditions, for cognitive skill transfer in adult learning. Results and implications for two of these training methods, learner control (LC) and ...

Clinical Governance: Costs and Benefits

Costs and benefits of influenza vaccination: more evidence, same challenges

Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage in most EU/EEA remains suboptimal. Providers' and users' confidence in influenza vaccines is undermined by reports of moderate to low vaccine effectiveness and by the lack of solid evidence on disease burden. A study from Preaud and co. indicates that even with current levels of vaccine effectiveness, increasing vaccination coverage would significantly re...

clinical governance: costs and benefits

Costs and Benefits of Beef Cattle Fattening Schemes in some Selected Areas of North West Tanzania

This study highlights the costs and benefits of indigenous beef cattle fattening schemes in Shinyanga Urban and Kishapu Districts in Tanzania. Specifically, in this study the net profit (NP) for fatteners between beef cattle fattening schemes has been determined. The schemes were divided into two main categories, scheme 1 in which the animals were fed on cottonseed hulls (CSHL) based diets and ...