The present study tested the transfer effects of a short training intervention on principled-based self-explanations. The intervention used fables as well as mathematics examples and problems as "exemplifying" domains for training such selfexplanations. The effects were tested in a new learning environment about attribution theory and feedback messages. In this experiment, 58 German high-school...

Although mobile learning in higher education has recently received considerable attention, the fact remains that much of the scholarly effort has been limited to the notions of instrumentality. Drawing on UTAUT2 and extant literature on learning behavior, an adoption model that reflects the determinants of undergraduate students’ mobile learning acceptance in a consumer context was developed an...

Introduction Importance of Patient Self-Management Education Components of Asthma Education Asthma Self-Management Education for Adults Asthma Self-Management Education for Children Patient Considerations When Planning Asthma Education Age Culture and Health Beliefs Health Literacy Access to Care Psychosocial Factors Setting Provider Factors Does Asthma Education Reduce the Cost of Asthma Care?...

Autonomic Computing is an emerging computing paradigm used to create computer systems capable of self-management in order to overcome the rapidly growing complexity of computing systems management. To possess self-* properties, there must be mechanisms to support self-awareness, that is an autonomic system should be able to perceive the abnormality of its components. After abnormality is checke...

Readers will find the following chapters: 1. Partnership working and organisational culture; 2. Interprofessional practice; 3. Partnership working: key concepts and approaches; 4. Key elements in effective partnership working; 5. Integrated service models: an exploration of North American models and lessons; 6. Working across the health and social care boundary; 7. Partnerships in the digital a...