Objectives To examine the perception of educational environment among clinical year students in Thailand using Dundee ready education environment measure (DREEM) and identify factors associated with the DREEM scores. Methods A total of 2,467 fourth- to sixth-year students from 34 teaching hospitals nationwide responded to a Thai version of DREEM questionnaire. Data on each student's sex, year...

Learning (teaching) of programming is a sensitive and hot topic for all scientists all over the world. When we learn to program something we have not only to listen to lectures, to analyze supplied and recommended learning material, to listen to teachers advice but to take an active part in learning process too. Virtual learning environment has been more and more integrated into full time study...

Introduction: Educational environment is an important determinant ofstudents’ behavior and its elements are associated with academic achievement and course satisfaction. The aim of this study was to determine students’expectations of the ideal educational environment.Methods: This was a qualitative study with content analysis approach. Using a theoretical sampling method, we selected eight stud...

Many teachers experience serious problems when teaching object orientation to beginners or professionals. Many of these problems could be overcome or reduced through the use of more appropriate tools. In this paper, we introduce BlueJ, an integrated development environment designed for teaching object orientation, and discuss how the use of this tool can change the approach to teaching.

BACKGROUND Holding educational sessions in a clinical environment is a major concern for faculty members because of its special difficulties and restrictions. This study attempts to recognize the challenges of the ward round teaching through investigating the experiences of clinical teachers in 2011. MATERIALS AND METHODS This qualitative research is carried out through purposive sampling wit...

AIM In a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum, tutor's feedback skills are important. However, evaluation studies often show that students rate many tutors as ineffective in providing feedback. We explored whether this is related: (a) to tutors' skills, and hence a teaching intervention might improve their performance; (b) to the formulation of the evaluation item, hence a more specific word...

IT enabled teaching and learning systems have been widely used in higher education institutions. This paper describes how the e-learning environment, such as myCourses, can support teaching higher-order thinking. The theme of this study is the design of organizational structures of teaching and learning artifacts for higher-order thinking. The paper proposes a model of thinking inquiry-based st...

When working in a chaotic Emergency Department (ED) with competing priorities, clinical teaching may be sacrificed for the sake of patient flow and throughput. An organized, efficient approach to clinical teaching helps focus teaching on what the learner needs at that moment, incorporates regular feedback, keeps the department on track, and prevents over-teaching. Effective clinical teaching in...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Many schools rely upon community preceptors for office-based education of medical students. These preceptors struggle to balance clinical care with the learning needs of students. We aim to gain a deeper understanding of the teaching rewards and challenges of current community preceptors. METHODS Five schools' family medicine clerkship directors conducted in-depth in...