INTRODUCTION Inappropriate advice interferes with the students' achievement of educational and professional goals and they may fail to use proper resources for their educational needs. The present study was carried out to compare the students' satisfaction about the performance of academic advisors before and after the advisor project in Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences. METHODS This...

depression in university students can be considered as an indicator of mental health. therefore, it is highly important to be concerned about their mental health. the present research was conducted for the purpose of investigating the depression level in paramedical students and the contributing factors. this research is a cross-sectional study. the examined population included the students of ...

Deaf students' attitudes toward racial/ethnic diversity, campus climate, and role models" (2005). EAF COLLEGE STUDENTS' attitudes toward a variety of issues related to racial/ethnic diversity were surveyed by contacting all racial/ethnic minority deaf students and a random sample of Caucasian deaf students attending the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), Rochester Institute of Te...

This study aimed to analyse the relationships between the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, motivation and satisfaction in physical education classes, as well as to examine these relationships by gender. Eight hundred and fifty-four secondary school students (405 boys and 453 girls, aged 15 to 21 years) participated in this study by responding to questionnaires designed to measure the ...

The purpose of the present study was to determine the coping strategies of medical students and to investigate the effects of coping strategies on student satisfaction and academic achievement with different instruction methods. A total of 152 medical students was followed throughout the first 2 yr of medical education between 2008 and 2010. Students completed a sociodemographic questionnaire a...

Purpose: to analyse students’ receptivity and satisfaction with a new pedagogical model. Methods: Comparative study between two 4th year classes who had different programme contents, restructured from 2002 to 2003 with the introduction of discussions of cases and practical activities developed in small groups. We have evaluated students’ receptivity and satisfaction in both groups by means of s...

This study examined relationships between students’ perceptions of course-related interaction and their course satisfaction within the learner-centered paradigm in distance education. A Students’ Perceived Interaction Survey (SPIS) instrument was developed to examine nine separate hypotheses about the nature of course-related interaction. A volunteer sample of 855 students from the 949 students...

The present study empirically examines the relationship between computer anxiety, job satisfaction, career satisfaction, and stress. Based on self-efficacy theory and self-worth theory of achievement-motivation, it is hypothesized that the relationship between computer anxiety and job satisfaction is curvilinear and attitude towards computer moderates such relationship. The relationship between...

PURPOSE This study aims at increasing our understanding of first-year medical students' learning behaviors, major satisfaction, and study skills. We investigate different features of freshmen's behavior in relation to learning and explore the extent to which freshmen were satisfied with their major and perceived their study skills. METHODS A total of 106 freshmen participated in this study. A...

As social networks continue to proliferate, the question arises as to how to attract students and researchers to different online sites. In this regard, the present study focused on the interactivity of social networks and their role in satisfying students. Accordingly, this study proposed a model comprising of factors that assist in answering the study questions. A developed questionnaire was ...