BACKGROUND A good physical exam is necessary to help pediatricians make the correct diagnosis and can save unnecessary imaging or invasive procedures. Distraction by medical clowns may create the optimal conditions for a proper physical examination. METHODS Children aged 2-6 years who required physical examination in the pediatric emergency department were recruited and randomly assigned to o...

Foreign language enjoyment and speaking anxiety in the classroom are two potential emotion-inducing factors for foreign language learning. This sequential mixed methods study investigated whether and to what extent Iranian EFL students experienced foreign language enjoyment and public speaking anxiety in their English classrooms, and how they characterize the sources of the enjoyment and speaki...

Many undergraduate students are required to study statistics, but often struggle understanding concepts, lack engagement, confidence, or feel anxious about statistics. Kahoot is a game-based learning platform that can be used increase student engagement and through real-time quizzes. This aimed evaluate the use of on improving students’ experience studying statistics in an (year 2) course. Pre ...

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine how pediatric patients and/or their parents being interviewed and examined for suspected sexual assault perceive their experiences in the emergency department. Methods: A prospective study was conducted at an emergency department. A convenience sample was enrolled from September 2007 to February 2009. At the completion of the medical examinat...

The situation of academic evaluation has often been studied in relation to emotional alterations such as anxiety, stress or even fear. Possibly, aggressiveness may be another variable present in these situations. Aggressiveness seems to be present in different teaching activities as well as in all levels of the educational context, showing even more clearly in students with academic difficultie...

In this study, it is aimed to examine the effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on psychological, social and educational status high school seniors preparing for university entrance exam. context; 2020-2021 academic year, in-depth interviews were conducted with 15 students from different types who studying in last year exam, line semi-structured questionnaire, data obtained descriptive analysis content ...

objective: dental profession is associated with a high level of stress experienced by clinicians in private practice as well as students and instructors in dental school environment. the purpose of this study was to detect the main stressors in dental students of school of dentistry, babol university of medical sciences in 2011-2012.   methods: in this descriptive, analytical study, data were c...