Scaffolding Oriented Cognitive Perturbation as an Alternative Solution on Covid-19 Learning Era

Designing, implementing, and evaluating an introductory course on virtual learning in the Covid-19 pandemic era

Background & Objective: The sudden outbreak of Covid-19 affected the educational systems worldwide and highlighted the necessity of students' virtual education. Therefore, the present study aimed to compile, implement, and evaluate an introductory course on virtual learning for medical students. Materials & Methods: The present scholarly research was conducted in four stages: 1) needs assessme...

Echocardiography education in COVID-19 era

Cognitive Failure and Fear of COVID-19

Objectives: Among the residents of Tehran province (Iran), 415 people were selected by the available sampling method. Method: Research data was obtained through online questionnaires that were distributed to participants through platforms such as Instagram, WhatsApp, and Telegram. Broadbent's Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (CFQ) and the scale of fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19)  were used in this s...

The Effectiveness of Screencasts and Cognitive Tools as Scaffolding for Novice Object-Oriented Programmers

Modern information technology and computer science curricula employ a variety of graphical tools and development environments to facilitate student learning of introductory programming concepts and techniques. While the provision of interactive features and the use of visualization can enhance students’ understanding and assist them in grasping fundamental ideas, the real difficulty for many st...

The effect of Remdesivir as an anti-COVID-19 drug on chicken hepatocyte enzymes; an in vitro study

Introduction: There is little evidence of potential hepatotoxicity of Remdesivir (RDV), in vitro. Regarding the effective results of RDV in patients with COVID-19 and the impact of COVID-19 on liver function, we investigated the effects of RDV on the expression and activity of liver enzymes in chicken embryo-derived hepatocytes. Material and Methods: In this in vitro study, 20 embryonated chic...