Any educational system that does not involve the learner as an active participant is doomed to eventual failure, however successful it may appear in the short run. Problem-based learning (PBL) seeks to promote active learning by providing students with an opportunity to direct their own learning within the constraints of overall goals set by the teacher. Learning and evaluation are inextricably...

the present article studies the appearnace of iranian authors in sci database for the 1993-1997 period. it tries to present an actual picture of scientific activities in iran and the world. for this purpose, scientific information of iranian origin in form of articles dealing with basic sciences, were extracted. irans position has been compared with the rest of the world. it was found that 0.1 ...

background: various methods are used to improve the quality and usefulness of basic sciences taught to medical students before beginning of the clinical course and practice in higher grades. one method which is evaluated in the present study is early clinical experience. methods and materials: in this descriptive study, all medical freshmen were participated in a half day workshop for familiari...

Background: Basic sciences like gross anatomy and physiology are the building blocks for all clinical courses. In the traditional physiotherapy curriculum, these basic medical subjects are covered in the first year of university course, whereas the clinical papers are pushed towards the final years, in conjunction with clinical practice. The time gap between these modules needs to be minimized ...

this article is the report of an action research carried out in a medical university aimed at developing the teaching staff's professional skills and revising the curriculum of medical education. the academic members were reoriented towards active methods in teaching and learning basic sciences with a view to upgrading the quality of medical education and improving the curriculum. the action re...

Lafayette College, with strong programs in engineering and the liberal arts, requires sophomore students to enroll in a “VaST” (Values and Science/Technology) course. These courses incorporate approaches from the engineering viewpoint and ideas from the social sciences and humanities. As a result of taking a VaST course, students should be better able to see and understand engineering and scien...