This study investigated the relation between dilatory behaviors and performance in students whom we randomly assigned to either an online or a traditional, lecture introductory psychology class. Both sections had full access to a class Web site. There were no reliable differences between the 2 sections of the class on the measures of procrastination, exam performance, or attitudes toward the cl...

AIM To examine the impact of team-based learning (TBL) on educational outcomes in the first year of the curriculum of the Medical University of Vienna. METHODS TBL was first offered to students as a single-group exercise to illustrate the value and dynamics of a learning team. In a second step, TBL was provided in an intensive course format with six 2-hour sessions over a 3-day period as an e...

AIM To investigate the influence of clinical site, student's and preceptor's sex, and preceptor's academic rank on grading in eight clinical subjects at the Zagreb University School of Medicine between 1999 and 2002. METHODS We analyzed oral exam grades from five fourth-year clinical courses (radiology, oncology, nuclear medicine, internal medicine, and psychiatry) and three fifth-year clinic...

Prior to the day of surgery,preanesthetic preparation of pediatric patients involves the appropriate choice of laboratory tests that will influence anesthetic management, the assignment of a preoperative fasting interval, and a focused history and physical exam that may influence anesthetic management (although this may occur on the day of surgery). On the day of surgery, the history and physic...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between students' perception of course/block coordinators performance and attributes with students' assessment scores in respective courses. METHODS This retrospective data based study was conducted at the College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences (KSAU-HS). It was started in March 2013 and comp...

Introduction: We compared the effect of the teaching aids and review sessions on learning anatomy subjects by the medical students of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this study, during each semester, practical anatomy courses were presented by using different teaching aids such as, cadaver, bones, and training videos to the students. For all studied groups, at the end of ...

The population of emergent bilingual students in the United States is growing rapidly, requiring that teachers be prepared to provide them with an effective education. Inadequate preparation work these indicates need revise ways teacher education programs address this issue (Palmer & Martínez, 2013), including investigation candidates’ (TCs) beliefs and experiences. Drawing on translanguagi...

English Learners (ELs) represent the most diverse group of students and a student population that has increased significantly in United States. These demand well-equipped teachers who have adequate preparation pedagogical tools to meet their needs. This research examined preservice teachers’ (N=77) perceptions preparedness efficacy beliefs from three different educator programs using ...

Developmental mathematics is a college course aimed to remediate areas missed in high school mathematics. These courses are often offered online, which offers new opportunities to deliver content and learning aids to students. We utilize cluster analysis to identify learning aid use patterns, and then investigate their correlation to subsequent exam performance.