1 Peter R Turner, US Naval Academy, Mathematics Department, Annapolis, MD 21402, [email protected] 2 John Burkhardt, US Naval Academy, Mechanical Engineering Department, Annapolis, MD 21402, [email protected] Abstract  There is a strong and increasing desire for more multidisciplinary activities within mathematical, scientific and engineering education. This has found particularly strong voice in t...

As medical students, we are entrusted with the responsibility of healthcare, and thus are required to learn the fundamentals of many scientific and clinical disciplines. This includes physiology. The variety of medical subjects cannot but leave students with questions as to which is the most relevant to what they intend to pursue after their graduation; the answer to this question differs from ...

The Center for Ulcer Research and Education (CURE) from its onset was primarily the work of one man: Professor Morton Grossman, or "Mort" as he was known and called by all. Mort's legacy includes a large body of scientific publications, the first National Institutes of Health Digestive Diseases Center (CURE), and, most importantly, a group of scientists who have become academic leaders and who ...

Scientific reasoning has been studied from a variety of theoretical perspectives, which have tried to identify the underlying mechanisms responsible for the development of this particular cognitive process. Scientific reasoning has been defined as a problem-solving process that involves critical thinking in relation to content, procedural, and epistemic knowledge. The development of scientific ...

despite the passage of seven decades from the field of adult education activities, and establishment of several formal vs. informal organizations, not only a comprehensive philosophy for adult education has not been developed, but also a significant effort to introduce the philosophy of education as regards adult education is lacking. the aim followed in the present study was to seek the attitu...

What are usually mentioned as goals of science education—1) acquisition of scientific knowledge, and 2) fostering scientific attitude and mentality—cannot be the aims of general science education. These two aims should of course be essential ingredients of general science education. But they are aims that should be pursued in secondary schools, and are neither appropriate nor possible for unive...

Objectives To evaluate barriers for production of scientific dental articles by Iranian dental faculty members. Methods An anonymous self-administered questionnaire distributed among faculty members of all dental schools in Iran during June-December 2010. The respondents rated their level of agreement with eleven sentences regarding what they perceive as barriers on scientific dental article p...