The license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Dear editor We read with great interest the article by Deane and Murphy 1 regarding student and staff experiences of attendance monitoring in undergraduate obstetrics and gynecology (OBG). We agree with the findings of this cross-sectional survey, which show ...

introduction: one of the most important problems in student's education is academic failure. identifying factors that affecting academic achievement and pay attention to these factors is a stride toward success. students' academic achievement and related factors have priority in education research. this study aimed to determine the relationship between learning study strategies and ac...

The demand for well-educated and skilled healthcare providers has never been greater. As a result, enrollment is expanding in academic settings that prepare advanced practice nurses for primary care and acute care roles. The growth in programs has led to a corresponding increased demand for clinical mentors and preceptors. The preceptors and sites must meet standards established by the academic...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the technical adequacy of portfolios in reporting multiple complex academic and performance-based assessments. We explored, first, the influencing factors on the precision of scoring within a programmatic assessment of student learning outcomes within an integrated clinical placement. Second, the degree to which validity evidence supported interpretation of stud...

Increasing application of information technology including web-based lectures and live-lecture recording appears to have many advantages for undergraduate nursing education. These include greater flexibility, opportunity for students to review content on demand and the improved academic management of increasing class sizes without significant increase in physical infrastructure. This study perf...