BACKGROUND As assessment has been shown to direct learning, it is critical that the examinations developed to test clinical competence in medical undergraduates are valid and reliable. The use of extended matching questions (EMQ) has been advocated to overcome some of the criticisms of using multiple-choice questions to test factual and applied knowledge. METHODS We analysed the results from ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the problem-based learning (PBL) method as an alternative to conventional educational methods in Iranian undergraduate medical courses. MATERIALS AND METHODS We systematically searched international datasets banks, including PubMed, Scopus, and Embase, and internal resources of banks, including MagirIran, IranMedex...

Comprehensive sexuality education and sexuality education that is inclusive to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth is thought to educate and support youth in their social relations. Despite the obligation for Dutch schools to cover sexuality education in their curricula, including the topic of sexual diversity, the content that is covered varies widely acro...

the present study has been carried out with the aim of content analysis (ca) of newly-preparedtextbooks for social studies and science of the sixth grade based on the three environment education grounds, i.e.ecology, environment, and human activity. it is of caand descriptive nature. the statistical population was all thesixth grade textbooks pages and the statistical sample was equal to the st...

introduction: the importance of optimal clinical nursing education in professional skills development is undeniable. in clinical education, nursing students are often faced with problems. recognizing nursing students’ perception on clinical education is the first step to remove the barriers of this challenge. methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the nursing...

As the new network computer technology forces into every aspect of daily life, many things change in a rather rapid way, compared to what we were used to until recently. One of the most important aspects in the social activity of people, Education, could not be an exception. Advances in network infrastructures and telematics services, combined with multimedia techniques and powerful personal co...

In order to frame this question, and as a rhetorical device, I would like to set up a straw target as a caricature of what a closed system could look like. Central to the idea of a closed system is the concept of intellectual property as the equivalent of physical property, understood as owned in terms of some sort of title, either by an individual or corporate group, and available for sale or ...

BACKGROUND A positive learning environment and quality of course content have an imperative role in academic achievement of students. This study aims to assess students' point of view about the quality of education and social environment of a public sector medical college in Pakistan. Relative scarcity of data from students' perspective merited this study. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was...

background: clinical training has an important section in medical students’ education. creating a favorable learning environment plays an essential role in medical education. since clinical teachers involve to clinical problem, clinical education environment evaluation can help to identify the negative and positive factors. this study was conducted to compare medical students’ and residents&apo...