Abstract We present a new secondary school teaching method of quantum uncertainties two-state systems. Intending to be material teachable in schools, only systems described by real numbers can considered. An elementary argumentation based on statistics leads the identification uncertainty physical quantity such with standard deviation two random variables. provide qualitative picture state-depe...

THERE IS A TRADITION for doctors to teach their colleagues and students. The Hippocratic oath states, in part, that the duties of a doctor are " ...to teach them this art, if they want to learn it, without fee or indenture ". 1 Sharing expertise is regarded as a rewarding and enjoyable aspect of medicine. But it is becoming harder. The task is to maintain our teaching commitments while improvin...

OBJECTIVES To determine how many General Practice (GP) Registrars in the London Deanery taught medical students during their final year of training. For those who did teach, to evaluate their experiences and for those who did not, to identify perceived barriers to teaching. DESIGN Cross sectional survey of GP Registrars in the London Deanery completing their training in August 2010. SETTING...

Objectives: To explore the intrinsic motivation of physicians and other health professionals to teach. Methods: Qualitative data from in-depth interviews were thematically analysed. A purposive opportunity sample of eight physicians and other healthcare professionals employed by our institution to teach Bachelor-level courses in health care participated in the study. Results: Four themes that s...

In this paper, we are focusing on digital serious games (edugames) and how they can be utilized in teaching in the ethics and citizenship domain. Our aim is to combine narrative techniques with intelligent tutoring techniques in a single model that adopts and based on educational theories and classroom educational strategies. The model has been used to implement an adaptive educational interact...

One of the recurrent controversies at our Engineering Faculty concerns the orientation of first year basic courses, particularly the subject area of mathematics, considering its role as an essential tool in technological disciplines. In order to provide the basic courses with technological applications, a mathematical engineering seminar was held at the Engineering Faculty of Barcelona. Session...