The importance of Bioinformatics tools and methodology in modern biological research underscores the need for robust and effective courses at the college level. This paper describes such a course designed on the principles of cooperative learning based on a computer software industry production model called ―Extreme Programming‖ (EP). The classroom version of EP included: working in pairs, swit...

BACKGROUND Studies have investigated burnout and compassion fatigue among nurses and effects in the nursing profession. However, there are limited investigations of burnout and compassion fatigue among undergraduate nursing students in South Africa, as nursing students may experience distressful situations during their nursing education course, which may have an impact during their training and...

Several studies have been conducted related to dropouts from on-campus and distance education courses. However, no clear definition of dropout from academic courses was provided. Consequently, this study proposes a clear and precise definition of dropout from academic courses in the context of e-learning courses. Additionally, it is documented in literature that students attending e-learning co...

OBJECTIVES Evaluate the academic experience and satisfaction of students enrolled in the dual PharmD/MBA degree program between the South Carolina College of Pharmacy and The Citadel's School of Business Administration. Compare grade point averages of students enrolled in the dual degree program with those of traditional student colleagues. METHODS A standardized satisfaction survey instrumen...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a healthy school tuck shop program, developed as a way of creating a healthy and nutritional school environment, on students' access to healthy foods. Five middle schools and four high schools (775 students) participated in the healthy school tuck shop program, and nine schools (1,282 students) were selected as the control group. The int...

PURPOSE Kyungpook National University School of Medicine has been implementing hybrid problem-based learning (PBL) since 1999. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in the students' perceptions and satisfaction levels of hybrid PBL. METHODS The target period of our study was from 1999 to 2014, and target subjects were second-year medical students in Kyungpook National Universit...

This paper presents results of a surveyconducted to determ ine university (N=4) students' (N=445) need for and satisfaction with disability-related support services. A four-part questionnaire comprised of 11 domains (divided into 40 service areas) was used. The domain-wise reliability of "need" varied between 0.71 and 0.95 and reliability for "satisfaction" ranged from 0.70 to 0.96. A lthough t...

This study shows the importance of interaction to student learning within Web-based online learning programs. The population of this study was students enrolled in multiple academic disciplines at a private university in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. A Web-based research instrument was designed to assess students’ characteristics, their perceptions of learning, satisfaction, student-to-...

introduction: inappropriate advice interferes with the students’ achievement of educational and professional goals and they may fail to use proper resources for their educational needs. the present study was carried out to compare the students’ satisfaction about the performance of academic advisors before and after the advisor project in shahrekord university of medical sciences. methods: this...