backgroud: web 2.0 tools and environments are a new trend in sharing information and communication. its significant characteristic is concentrating on website users′ and developers′ interaction. this study aimed to determine the knowledge of medical science university students’ about web 2.0 environments in west of iran by emphasizing on use of these environments in learning- teaching process. ...

introduction: one of the common methods for scientific activity assessment is scientometrics. it has been made possible with citation databases like web of science (wos) and scopus. in this paper, we studied the scientific production rate of hamadan university of medical sciences during 11 years via scientometrics methods. methods: in a descriptive, cross-sectional study, data was collected by ...

background: considering the importance of entering doctoral students to universities with hard competition, in order to detect the predictive power of entrance exam grade in educational achievement in early years, we attempted to investigate the efficacy of entrance exam with basic scientific test. methods: the existing data from national organization for education testing and education center ...

introduction: science production is one of the main dimensions of sustainable development in any country. thus, universities as the major centers for science production play a key role in development. the present study aimed to assess the trend of science production in iran’s type i universities of medical sciences from 2007 to 2012. method: in this study, the universities’ scores of empowering...

aim: nowadays, the internet is considered as an appropriate means of transferring knowledge in education and research processes. however, overusing the internet may cause addiction. this problem may increase as the internet usage increases. this paper attempted to study the internet addiction among the students of yazd universities. methods: this research was a cross-sectional study conducted a...