The study of emotional intelligence (EI) shows promise in predicting educational competencies and positive life outcomes. Considering the many demands placed on teachers and the link to occupational stress, burnout, and decreased job satisfaction, EI may be foundational to developing competencies that lead to improved psychological health and teaching success and, in turn, positive student outc...

This chapter provides an analysis of current competencies (i.e., knowledge, skills, and attitudes) that are necessary to achieve effective instructional design and development outcomes with specific focus on contemporary technology-mediated educational applications. Referring to current competency standards and models, such as those devised by ibstpi ® , this chapter elaborates on those compete...

— Mobile devices can be used as educational tools to facilitate learning in context and also to extend the possibility of "learning in mobility". Through well planned educational mobile resources, significant and collaborative construction of knowledge and the development of students' competencies can be reached. This paper presents the results of an ex post facto explanatory research, oriented...

Background: the success of faculty members of Medical Sciences Universities in medical education arena requires qualification and capabilities authentication in relation with education.  In order to achieve these capabilities, it is necessary to use new and influential approaches of empowerment. One of the appropriate approaches is “Competency Based Training” (CBT). In this method, competencies...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To assess end-of-life (EOL) care core competencies deemed most important with corresponding educational needs from oncology nurses and to describe the characteristics of the respondents that are associated with selection of the top-ranked core competencies. DESIGN Descriptive, cross-sectional study. SETTING Mailed and online surveys. SAMPLE 714 members of the Oncology N...

The article considers the issue of creating and utilizing a hybrid cloud-oriented environment for training future IT specialists in higher educational establishments. It solves the problem of designing and creating such an environment, which will provide effective development of IT students’ professional competencies as well as Soft Skills. The proposed model of hybrid cloud-oriented environmen...

BACKGROUND Although unrelieved pain continues to represent a significant problem, prelicensure educational programs tend to include little content related to pain. Standards for professional competence strongly influence curricula and have the potential to ensure that health science students have the knowledge and skill to manage pain in a way that also allows them to meet professional ethical ...