This paper describes a Web-based system Webocrat and its potential in distance education. Though this system was originally motivated for support of e-Democracy, it can be in our opinion very effectively adopted for support of various types of educational activities. Its power should be best exploited in distance education processes.

OBJECTIVE To examine the variability in accepting different types of gifts by clinical specialty as well as job rank among physicians working in Saudi Arabia. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out between March and July of 2012 in different regions of Saudi Arabia. A self-administrated questionnaire was developed and administered to all participants, both in paper and electronic ...

The Academy of Medical Educators at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), was established in 2000 to (1) foster excellence in teaching, (2) support teachers of medicine, and (3) promote curricular innovation. A membership organization, it recognizes five categories of educational activity: direct teaching, curriculum development and assessment of learner performance, advising and ...

AIM The aim of this study was to investigate computer use in educational activities by students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in comparison with that of students with physical disabilities and students from the general population. METHODS The design of the study was cross-sectional with group comparison. Students with ADHD (n = 102) were pair-matched in terms of age and...

The main aim of this paper is to develop an amalgamated conceptual model of technology acceptance that explains how individual, social, cultural and organizational factors affect the students’ acceptance and usage behaviour of the Web-based learning systems. More specifically, the proposed model extends the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to include four constructs namely, Quality of work lif...

This essay reviews research on retrieval-based learning, which refers to the general finding that practicing active retrieval enhances long-term,meaningful learning. The idea that retrieval promotes learning has existed for centuries, and the first experiments demonstrating retrieval practice effects were carried out near the beginning of experimental research on learning and memory. Interest i...

It has been well documented in educational literature that effective learning takes place if the whole brain is involved in learning. This paper introduces a model for understanding thinking styles and the important role that it has in teaching and learning. Cognitive functions are accommodated when teaching activities are constructed to comply with a learner’s preferred mode of thinking. Inter...

Objective The present study was to investigate the status of the family relationships of elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease from a caregiver's perspective. Methods A total of sixteen relatives/caregivers of AD patients were assessed by applying a semi-structured questionnaire about family relationships. Frequency tables containing categorical variables (gender, schooling, personal inco...

Although many HIV/AIDS prevention programs for adolescents have used peer educators to deliver risk reduction information, few researchers have evaluated the effects of participation in educational activities on the peer educators themselves. The present study compares several outcomes experienced by peer educators involved in a school-based HIV prevention program with those of their classmates...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether backpack weight is associated with back pain and back pathology in school children. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Schools in Northern Galicia, Spain. PATIENTS All children aged 12-17. INTERVENTIONS Backpack weight along with body mass index, age and gender. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Back pain and back pathology. RESULTS 1403 school children were ...