This article describes the communication skills programme of the International Medical University, which adopts an integrated medical curriculum. The programme, implemented in February 2005, is based on a systematic framework aimed at teaching students basic interpersonal communication skills progressively and continuously throughout the pre-clinical phase.

Military training simulations provide rich and engaging environments for personnel to develop and maintain mission critical knowledge and skills. However, these systems generally lack the capacity to diagnose student difficulties in real-time and provide automatic, context specific assistance to learners. The lack of pedagogical diagnosis and guidance has several implications for the effectiven...

The aim of this study is to examine the effect activity-based algorithm training on problem solving skills 5-6 year old children. Two classes in Bağışçılar Foundation Kindergarden city center Bolu Province, Turkey with children same age group and at similar developmental stages were determined order determine group. One class was assigned as experimental (16 children) other control (13 children...

OBJECTIVE The number of older patients with chronic schizophrenia is increasing. There is a need for empirically validated psychotherapy interventions for these patients. Cognitive behavioral social skills training teaches cognitive and behavioral coping techniques, social functioning skills, problem solving, and compensatory aids for neurocognitive impairments. The authors compared treatment a...

Article History: Received 03.05.2013 Received in revised form 29.06.2013 Accepted 09.07.2013 Available online 05.08.2013 Middle school students lack efficient problem solving skills due to several factors. The writing process has been linked to the development of students' problem solving skills. The present study investigated the impact of the writing process on the mathematical problem solvin...

OBJECTIVES This article introduces a new measure of problem-solving skills of youths with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and adult caregivers in correcting glycemic fluctuations. METHODS The Diabetes Problem Solving Interview (DPSI), a structured interview, was validated during a pilot study of a behavioral intervention. DPSI data and measures of diabetes management were obtained at baseline from 114...