the idea is growing among educators that thinking skill needs to be given a direct attention. on one hand, critical thinking is supposed to broaden students’ thinking in all regards (schafersman, 1991); and on the other hand learners’ attitudes towards the second language can affect both their performance in the class and their final accomplishment. to this end, the present study started with t...

background and purpose: small group teaching(sgt) in is a known method for developing intellectual skills, changing attitudes and encouraging the taking of responsibilities for learning. this study was an attempt to compare students’ attitudes and knowledge scores on sgt and lecture -based teaching (lbt). methods: 22 first year medical students were enrolled in a course using two methods (lectu...

background& aims: the mortality rate for breast cancer is directly related to the stage of disease at diagnosis. the present study aimed to determine the influencing factors on knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women regarding breast cancer and its screening methods.material & methods: in a cross- sectional study, evaluated 383 women referring health centers of ilam. sampling was d...

OBJECTIVE To assess the responses of UK doctors to the General Medical Council's (GMC) Good Medical Practice and the Duties of a Doctor, and to the GMC's performance procedures for which they provide the professional underpinning. DESIGN Questionnaire study of a representative sample of UK doctors. SUBJECTS 794 UK doctors, stratified by year of qualification, sex, place of qualification (UK...

AIMS To examine attitudes, priorities, and constraints pertaining to herd reproductive management perceived by farmers managing seasonal-calving, pasture-based dairy herds in four regions of New Zealand, and to explore how these varied with demographic and biophysical factors. METHODS Key decision makers (KDM) on 133 dairy herds in four dairy regions (Waikato, Taranaki, and north and south Ca...