The goal of science education interventions is to nurture, enrich, and sustain children's natural and spontaneous interest in scientific knowledge and procedures. We present taxonomy for classifying different types of research on scientific thinking from the perspective of cognitive development and associated attempts to teach science. We summarize the literature on the early--unschooled--devel...

OBJECTIVES To consider the effects of contamination on the magnitude and statistical significance (or precision) of the estimated effect of an educational intervention, to investigate the mechanisms of contamination, and to consider how contamination can be avoided. DATA SOURCES Major electronic databases were searched up to May 2005. METHODS An exploratory literature search was conducted. ...

objective: the purpose of this study was to examine the impact of early family-centered psychological and educational interventions on adaptive behaviors in children with down syndrome (ds). method: utilizing an experimental pretest-posttest control group design, parents of 36 children with ds were selected in isfahan. vineland adaptive behavior scale was used to assess adaptive behavior. resul...

As a final point the authors state that the small size of the study was a potential limitation, but here I would disagree. They state that “increasing sample size would make small differences significant” – but that exactly what the researchers should be avoiding. A large sample might show an improvement that was statistically significant, but not clinically or educationally significant. For th...

This article presents the proceedings of the 2012 Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference breakout group charged with identifying areas necessary for future research regarding effectiveness of educational interventions for teaching emergency medicine (EM) knowledge, skills, and attitudes outside of the clinical setting. The objective was to summarize both medical and nonmedical educati...

In this article we discuss studies of individualized and community-based interventions for control of asthma in children. We posit that successful programs share 8 common characteristics: (1) recognition of the multiple factors affecting childhood asthma; (2) careful assessment of participants' risk factors and needs; (3) tailoring of program elements to address participants' risk factors and n...

Amajor task of diabetes care providers is to support patients in performing necessary self-care behaviors using well-accepted strategies such as recommending effective self-care regimens and educating patients in their use. Also critical are behavioral interventions that help patients implement self-care regimens in the face of life’s exigencies. The purpose of this article is to identify key b...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Health education is essential to improve health care behavior and self-management. However, educating frail, older nursing home residents about their health is challenging. Focusing on empowerment may be the key to educating nursing home residents effectively. This paper examines educational interventions that can be used to empower nursing home residents. METHODS A syste...

Background. Chronic heart failure is a major health and social problem. The promotion of self-care behaviours can potentially assist patients to effectively manage this chronic condition and prevent worsening of the disease. Formal personalized educational interventions that provide support and take into consideration the cultural context are needed. Objective. The objective of this research wa...

BACKGROUND Childhood obesity is an important health problem worldwide. In this context, there is a need for the development and evaluation of innovative educational interventions targeting prevention and formation of health habits. OBJECTIVES To ascertain the impact of ludic workshops on children's knowledge, self-care, and body weight. METHODS This was a randomized, clinical study with 79 ...