the effect of concept mapping teaching method on the learning of health assessment lesson in nursing students of urmia nursing and midwifery faculty 2013    habibzadeh h [1] , moradi y [2] *,rasoli d [3] ,sheikhi n [4]     received: 23 jul , 2013 accepted: 16 sep , 2013     abstract   background & aims : new educational strategies are needed in learning the basic issues in nursing education. de...

background: chronic renal disease is a health problem in today’s world. in the end-stages of renal disease patients depend upon alternative therapies including dialysis for their survival. however, dialysis causes several stressors on physical, mental and social performance of patients. the present study aimed to review and compare the self-concept in patients undergoing hemodialysis and perito...

physical self-concept or perception of physical self is one of the main factors and properties of perception of one’s identity, especially of the youth which has recently been the center of attention of experts in different branches of humanities and social sciences. in fact, perception of body can be considered one of the most important factors that inevitably influence many of our social rela...

abstract introduction: eating disorders and body-image disturbances are of the most prevalent and disabling clinical complications that adolescent girls and young women develop. from the causes which effectively contribute to body dissatisfaction and eating pathology, is considered to be internalization of thin-ideal. this study aims to determine the correlations between thin-ideal internalizat...

Taylor and Francis Ltd CUS_A_136345.sgm 10.1080/00220270500363620 Journal of Curri ulum Studies 0222-0272 (p i t)/1366-5839 (online) Original Article 2 05 & Francis 0002 5 PeterJoh p .j n@ lymo th.ac.uk Rationalistic, technical curriculum planning has been the dominant model underpinning student teachers’ lesson-planning for a generation or more in England and Wales. In recent years, this proce...

In this study, we improved a science curriculum that was developed in 2004 using Concept Mapping Software for Reconstructing Learning processes, and introduced into a new lesson in 2006. The result of comparative analysis between two lessons showed that students in the lesson in 2006 had more deep understanding than the students in the lesson in 2004. Furthermore, teachers’ evaluation revealed ...

This study examined situational fluctuations in student teachers’ (N = 120) development self-efficacy during a three-week teaching practicum Switzerland. Situational measurements (state) were assessed six-lesson unit on written argumentation. Results showed that intra-individual state increased the practicum. However, multilevel regression models indicated fluctuated considerably with approxima...

abstract introduction: self-esteem is one of the necessities of human life and most professionals consider it as a major factor in social and emotional adjustment. low self-esteem in students causes academic failure, loneliness, drug abuse, away from reality and self-destructive behaviors. objective: this study aimed to determine the level of self-esteem and its related factors in high school s...

., life long learning is increasingly acknowledged to be a characteristic of professionalism. new information is being generated with increasing rapidity and educators must be able to cope with it. to study the effects of educational workshops hold by edc of tums on the participant faculty. methods. the subjects of this cross-sectional descriptive study were 375 faculty members of tums and the ...