introduction: acquisition of intelligible english pronunciation and comprehension of medical texts has been considered as an important need for medical students.  this can be improved by employing different methods and taking into consideration various learning styles of students. this study is an attempt to reveal the effect of cooperative learning on enhancing pronunciation and reading compre...

the effect of concept mapping teaching method on the learning of health assessment lesson in nursing students of urmia nursing and midwifery faculty 2013    habibzadeh h [1] , moradi y [2] *,rasoli d [3] ,sheikhi n [4]     received: 23 jul , 2013 accepted: 16 sep , 2013     abstract   background & aims : new educational strategies are needed in learning the basic issues in nursing education. de...

background: there is no doubt that improving quality in medical education is based on analysis of the current situation. medical students are considered one of the best resources whose viewpoints on the educational shortcomings can provide valuable information on where there is still work to be done. this study presents the students perspective on the eeducational problems in medical school of ...

aim and background: self-assertiveness is one of the ten life skills and its achievement is necessary in order to have a good and favorable life. precise measurement of these features and decision-making are necessary to promote it; therefore, the present study aimed to construct and review the quality of psychometric assessment of self-assertiveness scale in students of isfahan university of m...

background: in order to transfer teachers’ knowledge, the presence of students is necessary in the classroom. despite numerous studies on the causes of absence, the strategies of its reduction have not been yet investigated and this study intends to address this issue. methods: inthis cross-sectional study 401 students were participated who were selected with systematic random sampling. the stu...

aim and background: the concept of god concept is transferred to individuals by means of cultural and theological media. it is a conceptual understanding of people about the attributes of god and is closely associated with their mental health. the aim of the current study was to predict symptoms based on the concept of god in iranian medical students. methods and materials: in this correlationa...

the health effects of fish oil capsules and vitamin b1 tablets on duration and severity of dysmenorrhea     agakhani n [1] ,sadagyani m [2] , jasemi m [3] , feizi a [4] , eghtedar s [5] ,mesgarzadeh m [6] ,ebrahimi m [7]     received: 5 jan, 2012 accepted: 19 jun, 2012     abstract   background & aims : dysmenorrhea is the most common complaint of young girls and one of the main reasons behind ...

evaluation of the factors affecting students’ academic failure in urmia university of medical sciences in 1390   rahimi b [1] , kazemi n [2] , mohammadpour y [3] , rahmatnejad l [4] , jabbari n [5] *      received: 1 jul , 2013 accepted: 3 sep , 2013      abstract   background & aims : academic failure of the students in higher education is one of the major problems. this study aims to examine ...

the effect of perforan on the mood symptoms of premenstrual syndrome     kheirkhah m [1] ,abassinia k [2] *,jahdi f [3] ,aghahosseini f [4] ,hassani m [5]     received: 14 feb , 2013 accepted: 17 apr , 2013    abstract   background & aims : premenstrual syndrome is a group of cyclic symptoms that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle.  materials & methods : the study was a random...