Focused echocardiography: Dyad versus individual training in an authentic clinical context

Comparing Effects of Dyad and Individual Training on Learning in Second and Forth grades Girl Students

Cooperative learning is a type of learning which is better than comparative and individual learning methods in acquiring skills and social and affective development. Dyad training method, some type of cooperative learning, is a suitable candidate to achieve an ideal condition for learning.  So the present study through a semi-experimental research aims to investigate effectiveness and efficienc...

The effect of dyad versus individual simulation‐based ultrasound training on skills transfer

CONTEXT Dyad practice may be as effective as individual practice during clinical skills training, improve students' confidence, and reduce costs of training. However, there is little evidence that dyad training is non-inferior to single-student practice in terms of skills transfer. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of simulation-based ultrasound training in pair...

Training Context - Insensitive versus Context - Sensitive

Adventure Learning: Situating Learning in an Authentic Context

It is March 5, 2004. I and my five colleagues from the Arctic Transect team have been traveling across the Canadian Arctic via dogsled since December 31, 2003. As we approach Baker Lake, Nunavut, we have not seen anyone else in 73 days. Across the horizon a jumping light can be seen as a snowmobile approaches us. I am on the front sled, so I stop the team and ski over to the individual dismount...

Family-focused treatment versus individual treatment for bipolar disorder: results of a randomized clinical trial.

Recently hospitalized bipolar, manic patients (N = 53) were randomly assigned to a 9-month, manual-based, family-focused psychoeducational therapy (n = 28) or to an individually focused patient treatment (n = 25). All patients received concurrent treatment with mood-stabilizing medications. Structured follow-up assessments were conducted at 3-month intervals for a 1-year period ofactive treatme...