There is a growing need for patient education and evaluation of the outcomes of it. The aim of this study was to compare the ambulatory orthopaedic surgery patients' knowledge with Internet-based education and face to face education with a nurse. The following hypothesis was set: Internet-based patient education (experiment) is as effective as face to face education with a nurse (control) in in...

This article reports findings of a meta-analytical study of research on distance education. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that affect the effectiveness of distance education. The results show that although the aggregated data of available studies show no significant difference in outcomes between distance education and face-to-face education as previous research reviews sugg...

BACKGROUND The study was set up to assess the effect of recruitment methods on participation rate, response bias and cardiovascular risk factor estimates. METHODS Two random samples of men and women in Halifax County aged 25-74 were drawn from the same sampling frame. Their respective sizes were 1007 (NSHHS) and 3036 (MONICA) people. Recruitment by Nova Scotia Heart Health Survey (NSHHS) was ...

BACKGROUND The present study aimed at determining if the addition of spaced education to traditional face-to-face lectures increased the time students kept busy with the learning content of a theoretical radiological science course. METHODS The study comprised two groups of 21 third-year dental students. The students were randomly assigned to a "traditional group" and a "spaced education grou...

ICT integration has become one of the most crucial areas research in education especially during COVID-19 pandemic. As suggests, its is highly dependent on level competence and willingness usage, for it individual who ultimately decides to integrate into their learning activities. The present study focuses graduate students teachers’ experiences integrating Understanding experience these actors...

One of the paths that lead to excellence in teaching in higher education involves training of faculty members in higher education pedagogy. This study gives a summary of individual surveys and hands-on experience acquired through implementation of methodology courses for faculty members. At the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen and at other higher education institutions throughout the Czech ...