abstract one of the technologies that deal with efficient use of water is sprinkler irrigation systems. if farmers are to continue the use of sprinkler systems which may be crucial in agricultural development, educational programs should be tailored to their needs. therefore, the main purpose of this study was to analyze educational needs of farmers equipped with sprinkler irrigation. furthermo...

Core competencies have long been discussed and developed in the literature of library science education and information systems education. However, for information management, a blending of these two disciplines, there has been much less discussion of core competencies. The purpose of this paper is to consolidate the sparse literature on information management educational competencies and to su...

This research shows a semantic architecture for the extraction, comparison and feedback of professional and educational competencies. The main product is a scheme that facilitates the detection of competencies based on the skills and knowledge. The scheme carries out tasks of natural language processing and of similarity calculation, among others, in order to determine the differences among the...

the main purpose of this survey was to assess research-oriented competencies (systematic inquiry and situational analysis competencies) needed by experts and evaluators in the ministry of jihad-e agriculture. a survey method was employed and data collected through questionnaire the reliability of which was approved through a pilot test with cronbach's coefficient alpha=0.97. validity of th...

Purpose: These role competencies have been developed to assist educational programs in determining and/or evaluating the typical responsibilities for a fieldwork educator associated with an occupational therapy program. The competencies are based on the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Standards for Continuing Competence. These role competencies are statements describing the typical ...

CONTEXT Doctor competencies have become an increasing focus of medical education at all levels. However, confusion exists regarding what constitutes a competency versus a goal, objective or outcome. OBJECTIVES This article attempts to identify the characteristics that define a competency and proposes criteria that can be applied to distinguish between competencies, goals, objectives and outco...

BACKGROUND Physicians today are increasingly faced with healthcare challenges that require an understanding of global health trends and practices, yet little is known about what constitutes appropriate global health training. METHODS A literature review was undertaken to identify competencies and educational approaches for teaching global health in medical schools. RESULTS Using a pre-defin...

PURPOSE This study conducted a needs assessment for developing teaching competencies of medical educators by assessing their perceived ability to perform teaching competencies as well as their perceived importance of these competencies. Additionally, this study examined whether there were any differences in needs assessments scores among three faculty groups. METHODS Hundred and eighteen prof...

The present paper organizes around the concept of didactic competence analyzed from the perspective of educational implementation of the new ICT tools. It presents the results of a large research regarding the development of certain general and specific didactic competencies, having as a support the virtual environment offered by the new technologies. Thus, the implications of the educational u...