abstractthe present research was conducted to compare the efficiency of 3 groups of esp instructors: content teachers, language teachers, and professional esp teachers. the main question was aimed to investigate whether there was a significant difference between the 3 mentioned groups of esp teachers and if there was, who was more qualified to teach esp. to find the answer, a questionnaire was ...

BACKGROUND One dilemma in the end-of-life care is making decisions for conducting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This dilemma is perceived in different ways due to the influence of culture and religion. This study aimed to understand the experiences of CPR team members about the do-not-resuscitate order. METHODS CPR team members were interviewed, and data were analyzed using a conventio...

Basic control courses are often attended by students from many different study programs. Many of these students are mainly interested in solving practical problems, whereas the lecturer usually aims at teaching profound knowledge of the analysis and control of dynamical systems. This gap between the application-oriented expectation of the learner and the theoryfocused material chosen by the lec...

This article will present a model for how ‘depression’ (i.e. depressive symptoms) can be divided into four self-diagnosed sub-types or causes which might then be self-treated using agents available without prescription. (Another, much rarer, cause of depressed symptoms is the classical illness of ‘melancholia’, which when severe cannot be self-treated and typically requires hospitalization.) A ...

We investigate whether erroneous examples in the domain of fractions can help students learn from common errors of other students presented in a computer-based system. Presenting the errors of others could spare students the embarrassment and demotivation of confronting their own errors. We conducted lab and school studies with students of different grade levels to measure the effects of learni...

İn this paper the Balthazar approach is introduced, which is a projectbased series of workshops for intergenerational teams focusing on peer-to-peer sharing and learning of skills while tackling specific societal challenges. The Balthazar approach is presented as both an attempt to tackle post-retirement demotivation and isolation of senior adults and as an evolution of the participatory design...

Integrated community case management (iCCM) is a recommended strategy to curb child mortality. Drawing on diffusion of innovations (DOIs), the acceptability and adoption of iCCM were qualitatively explored. Data from focus group discussions and interviews with community members, community health workers (CHWs), and supervisors conducted in seven communities were analyzed using content analysis....

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate an L2 learner’s motivation during his involvement in language learning. Specifically, it sought conceptualize the (de)motives that might have impact on participant’s learning process and reconceptualize, sense, above referring Activity Theory (AT). To end, attempted examine whether there were any changes within framework AT. scrutiny data rev...