This component analysis used meta-analytic techniques to synthesize the results of 77 published evaluations of parent training programs (i.e., programs that included the active acquisition of parenting skills) to enhance behavior and adjustment in children aged 0-7. Characteristics of program content and delivery method were used to predict effect sizes on measures of parenting behaviors and ch...

OBJECTIVE To study the teaching of minor surgery to preregistration house officers in surgery and their confidence in their skills. DESIGN Questionnaire survey of consultants and vocational trainees. SETTING Trent, Oxford, and East Anglian Regional Health Authorities. SUBJECTS All consultant surgeons (n = 148) with preregistration house officers on their firm and all first year vocational...

This document summarizes five studies that offer insight into the nature of higher-order thinking skills and the most effective methods for teaching them to students. The reviews outline the conclusions, definitions, recommendations, specific methods of teaching, instructional strategies, and programs detailed in the documents themselves. Strategies mentioned include the Concept Attainment Mode...

Teaching is a profession, which lays foundation for preparing the individuals for all other profession. Effective study skills through teaching create an effective interaction between teachers and learners. It also creates the sets of values and beliefs which in turn enrich the views of reality. Learners can have multidimensional personalities. The instructional design aimed to produce specific...

Critical thinking skills are vital in any of the nursing and medical specialties. These skills can be taught using adult teaching methods and should be incorporated into all courses in the educational process. Unfortunately, some nurse anesthesia programs fail to adequately address critical thinking or the use of these skills. They often teach using rigidly structured models. This descriptive s...

Teaching bioinformatics is a longstanding challenge for educators who need to demonstrate to students how skills developed in the classroom may be applied to real world research. This study employed an action research methodology which utilised student-staff partnership and peer-learning. It was centred on the experiences of peer-facilitators, students who had previously taken a postgraduate bi...