background: the involvement of water-soluble carotenoids, crocins, as the main and active components of crocus sativus l. extract in learning and memory processes has been proposed. in the present study, the effect of crocins on sporadic alzheimer's disease induced by intracerebroventricular (icv) streptozocin (stz) in male rats was investigated. methods: male adult wistar rats (n = 90 and...

introduction: the current world needs people who have a lot of different abilities such as cognition and application of different ways of thinking, research, problem solving, critical thinking skills and creativity. in addition to critical thinking, learning styles is another key factor which has an essential role in the process of problem solving. this study aimed to determine the relationship...

introduction: research on medical students shows that adopting self-regulation of effort, time, and study strategies can positively influence academic achievement. the purpose of the current study was to assess learning and study strategies in medical students. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out in 2014-2015 at isfahan university of medical sciences. the sample size was determi...

conclusions results of this study indicated the better effect of osats on learning and its relative superiority in precise assessment of clinical skills compared with the traditional evaluation method. therefore, we recommend using this method in evaluation of students in practical courses. objectives the purpose of this study was to compare the effect of using osats and traditional methods on ...

conclusions these results indicated that aqueous extract of lemon verbena (≥ 100 mg/kg) has undesirable effects on memory; however, understanding the underling mechanisms needs further investigation. background lemon verbena (lippia citriodora) has been known to have various pharmacologic activities. objectives lemon verbena leaves are used to make an herbal tea, which is traditionally used for...

background and purpose: in education of medical science courses, there has been a growing orientation towards replacing traditional teaching in with e-learning education. since the modern system of education is based on self-directed learning, e-learning requires special powers to deal with new-emerging challenges and professionally encounter the learning environment. the purpose of the present...

background: with the recent spread of virtual learning programs in universities, especially in the field of medical sciences, libraries play a crucial role to support these programs. this study aimed at investigating the skills required by librarians to support virtual learning programs in isfahan university and isfahan university of medical sciences.   methods: this was an applied survey study...

purpose: the present study aims at comparing the impact of two teaching/learning approaches-self- directed/paced learning and lecture/demonstration-based instruction-on mastering psychomotor skills among nursing students. material & method: thirty nursing students were selected for the study. they filled out questionnaires indicating the demographic factor, and mean exam scores achieved in the ...

background:     purpose:     methods:     results:     conclusion:     key words:     pbl, lecture based method, education, frequent quizzes the variables such as changing the way of learning, using different methods in teaching, showing scientific films in class or, as a whole, active learning have significant effects on the results of final examination. the results showed that by changing the...