Writers have a limited number of cognitive resources to allocate to the task. Consequently, searching for keyboard letters restricts them from fully engaging in the writing process. High expectations for writing across all levels of education suggest the need for touch typing skills. This mixed methods study examined the beliefs and practices of elementary teachers related to teaching students ...

OBJECTIVE This study assessed the impact of a blended, standardized curriculum for invasive bedside procedural training on medical knowledge and technical skills for Internal Medicine residents. METHODS The investigators developed a curriculum in procedural instruction and performance for Internal Medicine house staff, and implemented the program at a tertiary care academic medical center wit...

Background Reflective Writing (RW) is increasingly being implemented in medical education. Feedback to students' reflective writing (RW) is essential, but resources for individualized feedback often lack. We aimed to determine whether general practitioners (GPs) teaching students clinical skills could also provide feedback to RW and whether an instruction letter specific to RW feedback increase...

background. for several years, educators have criticized the lecture-based approach to teaching and learning. experts have rightly stressed on acquisition of a number of critical skills rather than focusing on lectures. purpose. to compare students’ performance after self-education with vcd and manikin, with thei performance after standard bls training. methods. in this randomized controlled st...

This study pointed out that word problem solving instruction in Realistic Math Education (RME) may have insufficient attention for teaching semantic-linguistic skills to handle semantic complexities in word problems. We investigated the performances of 80 sixth grade students, classified as successful and less successful word problem solvers based on a standardized mathematics test from the RME...

background and objective: life skills are abilities that grow with continued training and prepare the person to face with daily life issues, increasing mental, social and health abilities. the present study aimed to evaluate the student's life skills in kurdistan university of medical sciences and its affecting factors. materials and methods: this was a cross-sectional study. three hundred...

This study examined the unique contribution of computer-based instruction when compared with more conventional modes of instruction (i.e. teacher instruction with textbooks) to early reading skills acquisition, as well as the effects of specific features of computer technology on early reading skills performance. Forty-six pre-school children (aged 5–6), at high risk for learning disabilities, ...

INTRODUCTION Evidence of the benefit of distributed instruction and interleaved practice comes from studies using simple materials (e. g. word pairs). Furthermore, there is currently no evidence of the combined impact of these strategies in undergraduate medical education. The present study evaluated the impact of varying both instruction and practice schedules for the acquisition of ECG interp...

This study examines the relation of language arts instruction to students’ letter-word reading skill growth from the beginning of 1st grade to the end of 2nd grade using cross-classified random effects models. Amounts of teacher-managed, code-focused instruction in 1st and 2nd grade each uniquely predicted students’ letter-word reading skill growth; plus, there were child-by-instruction interac...