BACKGROUND The debriefing process during simulation-based education has been poorly studied despite its educational importance. Videotape feedback is an adjunct that may enhance the impact of the debriefing and in turn maximize learning. The purpose of this study was to investigate the value of the debriefing process during simulation and to compare the educational efficacy of two types of feed...

BACKGROUND Spoken and gestural communication proficiency varies greatly among autistic individuals. Three studies examined the role of oral- and manual-motor skill in predicting autistic children's speech development. METHODS Study 1 investigated whether infant and toddler oral- and manual-motor skills predict middle childhood and teenage speech fluency; Study 2 verified those early infant an...

This paper discusses how educators and learners can be benefited from blended learning. The research employed a qualitative research method. An unstructured observational approach was used to assess how the current teaching activities can be improved efficiently and effectively with blended learning. Four dimensions of language learning in relation to vocabulary, listening, grammar and oral ski...

For many students it is important that they develop good oral presentation skills [1] since the ability to demonstrate oral communication competence is highly valued in many professions [2] while there has also been a rise in the use of oral presentations in university classrooms [3]. Despite this, there is doubt cast over whether it is possible to support the development of the required skills...

We review current knowledge about reading development and the origins of difficulties in learning to read. We distinguish between the processes involved in learning to decode print, and the processes involved in reading for meaning (reading comprehension). At a cognitive level, difficulties in learning to read appear to be predominantly caused by deficits in underlying oral language skills. The...

New ITCs have proven to be useful tools for implementing innovating didactic and pedagogical formula oriented to enhance students’ en teachers’ creativity. The up-and-coming massive e-learning and blended learning projects are clear examples of such a phenomenon. The teaching of oral communication offers a perfect scenario to experiment with these formulas. Since the traditional face to face ap...

Background/Context: Throughout schooling, English learners (ELs) perform well below their monolingual English-speaking peers on literacy assessments, and Hispanics make up the majority of EL students in the United States. There is a strong consensus about the importance of early English oral language skills for ELs’ literacy development, yet teachers are not adequately prepared to meet the need...

The present study examined the components of end of kindergarten writing, using data from 242 kindergartners. Specifically of interest was the importance of spelling, letter writing fluency, reading, and word- and syntax-level oral language skills in writing. The results from structural equation modeling revealed that oral language, spelling, and letter writing fluency were positively and uniqu...

There is at present no clear consensus as to the nature of the relations between oral vocabulary and specific literacy skills. The present study distinguished between vocabulary breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge to better explain the role of oral vocabulary in various reading skills. A sample of 60 typically developing Grade 4 students was assessed on measures of receptive and expressiv...

introduction: apart from being one of the main objectives in the educational program, acquiring clinical skills is considered as a principle element of competency in a dentist. the aim of this study was to assess students’ viewpoints regarding the educational quality of clinical skills in different departments of their educational environment. methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was...