This study aimed to investigate the incidence of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) among dental students in Aljouf University, KSA. The present study included 150 dental students divided into two groups: group I (88 participants; comprised of first and second year students), and group II (62 participants; comprised of third and fourth year students). Data about the signs and symptoms of TMD an...

We propose an automatic math expressions reading system, called KANID. KANID is an educational tool, for blind and visually impaired (VI) students, to facilitate access to math materials. Although blind and VI students can access math documents/materials via many channels, e.g., human reader, math Braille codes, and audio (talking) books, these channels have limited availability. KANID was desi...

This article presents an in-depth case study of the psychosocial experiences of Eric, a student with low vision, who is enjoying social success in his neighborhood school. It explores the factors that contribute to Eric's social successes at school and in the community and presents a model for inclusion. The majority of students who are visually impaired (that is, are blind or have low vision) ...

Educational psychologists find that prior knowledge influences new learning. We examined whether course achievement for introductory psychology students is facilitated or impaired by their prior knowledge of psychology. We administered a pretest exam to 422 students early in the semester and gathered subsequent exam scores and other measures of student achievement. Students generally performed ...

When employers read resumes they look for words that precisely describe the writers' accomplishments, because accomplishments predict potential. Avoid generalizations or overview statements. For example, "Assisted faculty with a wide variety of duties" is vague. "Researched labor law reports; graded papers for 50 junior level finance students; developed Visual Basic Software programs for classr...

When employers read resumes they look for words that precisely describe the writers' accomplishments, because accomplishments predict potential. Avoid generalizations or overview statements. For example, "Assisted faculty with a wide variety of duties" is vague. "Researched labor law reports; graded papers for 50 junior level finance students; developed Visual Basic Software programs for classr...

When employers read resumes they look for words that precisely describe the writers' accomplishments, because accomplishments predict potential. Avoid generalizations or overview statements. For example, "Assisted faculty with a wide variety of duties" is vague. "Researched labor law reports; graded papers for 50 junior level finance students; developed Visual Basic Software programs for classr...

First-generation students (i.e., students whose parents did not attend university) often experience difficulties fitting in with the social environment at universities. This experience of personal misfit is supposedly associated with an impaired social identification with their aspired in-group of academics compared to continuing-generation students (i.e., students with at least one parent with...