During in-training assessment students are frequently assessed over a longer period of time and therefore it can be expected that their performance will improve. We studied whether there really is a measurable performance improvement when students are assessed over an extended period of time and how this improvement affects the reliability of the overall judgement. In-training assessment result...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of a combined intervention to reduce inappropriate hospital stays. DESIGN Quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test with a non-equivalent control group. SETTING Three teaching hospitals in the National Health System in Alicante, Spain. STUDY PARTICIPANTS Intervention group (2 Surgical Units with 1451 hospital stays) and control group (1 Surgical Unit wi...

If we are keen to boost the process of language learning, we need to study every aspect and component of our course. To this end, we carry out an investigation in which every detail of the course is put under microscope. Assessment of a course is an attempt in which different type of information is gathered systematically in order to study the working of a language instruction program. Certainl...

abstract background: job satisfaction of nurses is an important concept in nursing profession because it influences nursing care. head nurses play a crucial role in the job satisfaction of nurse staffs. the current study, therefore, aimed to investigate the effect of head nurse empowerment program (hnep) on job satisfaction of nurses. materials and methods: this quasi‑experimental study was con...

dear editor program directors need to evaluate educational programs to ensure their quality (1). the results of a survey conducted in tehran university of medical sciences (tums) in early 2012 showed that program evaluation was not an established process in the majority of schools. it was at best a stand-alone project focusing on a single course or a particular component of it with no structure...

background: there is a controversy about exact time of bone healing. the aim of this study was evaluation of bone formation and change of density after mandibular third molar extraction.     methods: radiographs were taken from 16 empty tooth sockets immediately after extraction of mandibular third molars and 2, 4 and 6 months later under similar condition. the radiographs were digitized and th...

The Advisory Research and Evaluation Team (ARET) addressees program evaluation and applied research. OLLI's program evaluation function uses surveys and systematic studies to assess how well the organization is meeting its goals in providing innovative approaches and emerging methods in older adult learning, addressing member satisfaction, and supporting member community. OLLI?s research progra...

BACKGROUND Pain is a common complaint of patients attending walk-in clinics, but timely and appropriate pain management is often lacking. AIM To evaluate the impact of a multifaceted intervention on pain management. DESIGN Prospective interventional study. METHODS Three cross-sectional surveys were conducted: before, 4 months after and 14 months after a multifaceted intervention at the me...