BACKGROUND In this study, we wanted to investigate the relationship between background variables, communication skills, and the bio-psychosocial content of a medical consultation in a general practice setting with a standardized patient. METHODS Final-year medical school students (N = 111) carried out a consultation with an actor playing the role of a patient with a specific somatic complaint...

This paper provides guidelines for designing metacognitive maps in web-based learning environments. A metacognitive map is a visual interface-based tool that supports metacognition throughout the entire learning process. Inspired by the four key metacognitive skills of planning, monitoring, evaluating, and revising, the metacognitive map is composed of two sub-maps (global and local tracking ma...

This study evaluates the effect of a nurse training program in family planning counseling skills on the quality of service delivery at the clinic level, as well as its impact on client compliance with prearranged appointments. The study used a quasi-experimental design to compare certified nurses who received six weeks of family planning technical training with certified nurses who, in addition...

Planning is becoming increasingly prevalent as a tool for high-level reasoning in real-world robotics systems. This paper discusses the implementation of a high-level ‘mission planner’ that utilises AI planning techniques to find initial plans for a fleet of robots acting in a manufacturing factory. The paper introduces the system architecture, and then focuses on the ROS-based mission planning...

The skills programme covers all the fundamental competencies within EQ. Thereafter, learners delve deeper into personal skills and competencies such as self-awareness, self-motivation and self-management. Extensive interactive exercises, case studies and example conversations prepare learners to face their real life issues and assist them in becoming better at understanding themselves and other...

In the Australian VET sector and workplaces, the term generic skills now refers to the set of eight major skills and various personal attributes developed recently by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Business Council of Australia (2002), and which they referred to as employability skills.These employability skills are: self-management, team work, communicating, planning and o...

in urmia county, irrigated wheat yield varies in different regions. the highest and lowest yields are attributed to nazloo region (6.58 tons per hectare) and the lowest yield was for silvana region ( 2.77 tons per hectare) respectively. so, the purpose of this study is analysis of management factors impact on irrigated wheat yield in nazloo and silvana regions of urmia county. to this end, by q...

A framework that organizes content into performance objectives is presented for planning field instruction and in-service education. Intended to overcome the polarization between concrete services and therapeutic intervention frequently seen within the profession, the objectives highlight the social work knowledge and skills inherent in discharge planning to encourage learners to appreciate thi...