Reading fluency is one of the underlying factors of successful language curricula and it is also one of the defining characteristics of good readers. A lack of fluency is a common characteristic of struggling readers. There is a growing body of research that demonstrates proficiency in reading fluency is important for success in learning to read English. While the role of reading fluency is inc...

The teaching and learning of games and sport-based activities has historically been the dominant form of the physical education curricula. With an interest in providing to students meaningful and culturally situated sporting experiences, Sport Education is probably the most implemented and researched pedagogical model worldwide. However, although there is considerable evidence that the model as...

BACKGROUND Dermatological problems are common, but in undergraduate medical courses time for learning dermatology and teaching dermatology is limited. The Delphi technique has been used in other specialties to define undergraduate and postgraduate curricula and to reach consensus on what is important. OBJECTIVES To identify the core dermatological content of the undergraduate medical curricul...

Hospitality and Tourism Management iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank my research advisor, Dr. Miyoung Jeong, for all of her guidance, help and patience as I completed this project. I truly appreciate her passion for research and motivation to guide her students in the best possible ways, which cannot be described in words. I would also like to thank Dr. Haemoon Oh, for his patience, insightfu...

The General Medical Council's recommendations for medical education in Tomorrow's doctors led to a major review of undergraduate medical curricula. The changes have affected all those who teach medical students. This article discusses the background to the GMC's recommendations to define core curricula but provide choice, including options in the humanities, to 'integrate' courses and to introd...

Benner's model of skill acquisition is currently receiving considerable interest from nurse educationalists, and promises to form the basis for some curricula offered by colleagues of nurse education. This paper debates the 'novice to expert' model and seeks to explain exactly what an 'expert' is. The Benner model proposes that one component of expertise is working from an intuitive base. This ...

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of simulation versus a traditional skills laboratory method in promoting self-confidence and satisfaction with learning among beginning nursing students. A single convenience sample of 63 first-semester baccalaureate nursing students learning effective comfort care measures were recruited to compare the t...

PURPOSE To gain insight into the professional characteristics of radiologists in Switzerland and to determine how to enhance the attractiveness of radiology to medical graduates as a specialty. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data from 262 members of the Swiss Society of Radiology (m:f = 76:24%) obtained in a questionnaire survey were analysed regarding socio-demographic variables, working status, spec...

There has been a growing emphasis on the use of core competencies to design and inform curricula. Based on our Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience workshop at Pomona we developed a set of neuroscience core competencies. Following the workshop, faculty members were asked to complete an online survey to determine which core competencies are considered most essential and the results are present...

1 Teresa Larkin-Hein, American University, Department of Physics, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016 [email protected] 2 Dan D. Budny, University of Pittsburgh, Engineering St udent Services Center, B74A Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 [email protected] Abstract — The educational benefits of adapting a writing approach in the classroom have been widely documented. Writing can ser...