PURPOSE This study explores how diverse attitudes about health literacy are assessed by medical librarians and other health care professionals. PROCEDURES An online survey of thirty-six items was conducted using Q methodology in two phases in spring 2005 and winter 2006. Respondents (n = 51) were nonrandomly self-selected from a convenience sample of members of the Medical Library Association...

This scoping study investigated the role that personal computers play in supporting undergraduate study practice. Monitoring software was installed on the personal computers of five third year students undertaking a summer school course at the University of Otago in 2012. The data showed students’ daily academic use of their personal computers was significantly lower compared with their non-aca...

This paper reports on a current project, KNOWMOBILE, that explores how wireless and mobile technologies, in this case how Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) may be useful in medical education and clinical practice, particularly to access net-based information. KNOWMOBILE is a research collaboration involving academic and industrial partners which aims to support Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and...

Personal learning plans are being introduced and developed across the breadth of medical educationÐ from the early years of undergraduate training through to continuing professional development for experienced clinicians.This Guide shows how and where they can be used, charting their history across higher education in the UK, indicating how they link with other professional development initiati...

This article describes rates of missing item responses in personal digital assistant (PDA) assessments as compared to paper assessments. Data come from the evaluation of a classroom-based leisure, life skills, and sexuality education program delivered to high school students in Cape Town, South Africa. Analyses show that the paper assessments had much higher rates of missing-ness than PDA asses...

India has a very rich heritage in terms of Ethics, Morals and Values, problems arise where individuals allow their personal values to interfere with their actions, thereby potentially bringing their actions into conflict with stated ethical standards. Education plays a crucial role in all round development of the personality of an individual. But the present education system needs to pay more a...

what are you studying is derived from a descriptive study on 195 nursing students in second, third and four years of bachelorette degree in nursing. a questionnaire complained of 93 questions was used. each of the questions defined one of basic and essential nursing experiences. this experiences categorized in 4 groups: physical patient care, interpersonal relationships with patients and their ...

the prevalence of sarcoptes in rural areas has been investigated by many investigators. sarcoptes infestation in areas with poor education and hygienic is higher than urban areas. in this study, one severe case of sarcoptes scabiei in­festation is described from a four months old child. confirmation of scabies was done by clinical examination of child and by the identification of the mite by mi...

Background: One of the necessities of doctor of medicine (M.D.) curriculum is educating seven competencies, including personal development competency, which helps students acquire and use effective abilities in their personal and professional life, including self-knowledge, psychology of change, strategic and management principles, and informatics. Given the importance of this ...

In the scientific literature, the Personal Environment has been described as a “new” resource to the learning process and named Personal Learning Environment. However, it has not yet been demonstrated in what way and to what extent Personal Environments contribute significantly and efficiently to the learning processes and outcomes framed by Higher Education programs. Our position paper aims fi...