BACKGROUND Checklists have been shown to improve performance of complex, error-prone processes. To develop a checklist with potential to reduce the likelihood of diagnostic error for patients presenting to the Emergency Room (ER) with undiagnosed conditions. METHODS Participants included 15 staff ER physicians working in two large academic centers. A rapid cycle design and evaluation process ...

In the last decade, the research of the usability of mobile phones has been a newly evolving area with few established methodologies and realistic practices that ensure capturing usability in evaluation. Thus, there exists growing demand to explore appropriate evaluation methodologies that evaluate the usability of mobile phones quickly as well as comprehensively. This study aims to develop a t...

This paper attempts to evaluate a teaching textbook used in the Greek Merchant Marine Center of Further Education: School Mechanics. The evaluation considers adult learners’ needs and practices prescribed this institution. has been for long time and, though it includes proper ESP knowledge, is considered need embellishment satisfy growing needs, especially as concerns engineering vocabulary. re...

BACKGROUND Influenced by an important paper by Michie et al., outlining the rationale and requirements for detailed reporting of behavior change interventions now required by Implementation Science, we created and refined a checklist to operationalize the Workgroup for Intervention Development and Evaluation Research (WIDER) recommendations in systematic reviews. The WIDER recommendations provi...

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore whether Advanced Reading, an intensive reading coursebook in advanced level, includes elements critical thinking, which refers the skill, disposition, and knowledge. Critical thinking processes from Thomas Lok’s (2015) framework. This adopted a qualitative approach using evaluation checklist adapted Lok (2015). A deductive content analysis used...

A critical assessment of the current systematical planning and an in-depth review teaching materials efficiently improve fine educational to benefit developed learning contexts. In some countries, such as Iran, that belong expanding circle, local book writers provide English may ignore sociopragmatic language components, particularly culture. There is a blind spot massive gap in related literat...

background: drugs play a strategic role as a health commodity. thus, the supply chain management of drugs is an important issue to reducing costs and thereby improving patient health. objective: this study evaluated the status of drug supply chain management and health reform in the pharmaceutical sector of teaching hospitals in ahvaz, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out i...

Textbooks is a type of instructional media that has significant impact on the learning process. However, one challenging tasks English teachers face regular basis choosing an appropriate textbook for teaching. An investigation required to obtain good textbook. This study focused evaluation and analysis KTSP textbooks Elementary schools’ grade III. For textbook, framework was used figure out str...