introduction: the current world needs people who have a lot of different abilities such as cognition and application of different ways of thinking, research, problem solving, critical thinking skills and creativity. in addition to critical thinking, learning styles is another key factor which has an essential role in the process of problem solving. this study aimed to determine the relationship...

introduction: research on medical students shows that adopting self-regulation of effort, time, and study strategies can positively influence academic achievement. the purpose of the current study was to assess learning and study strategies in medical students. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out in 2014-2015 at isfahan university of medical sciences. the sample size was determi...

in medicine, there is a rapid development of a knowledge base. medical professionals need to sustain and advance their competence to practice in response to these varieties. so, there is increased interest in self-directed learning methods. study guides can make a major contribution to self-directed learning. this study was carried out to evaluate the effect of study guides on improving self-le...

introduction: working in the complex and ever changing healthcare settings forces the nurses and nursing students to be equipped with lifelong learning skills. one of the lifelong learning skills is self-directed learning. this study aimed to explore the m.sc. nursing students’ self-directed learning activities. methods: a qualitative design using conventional content analysis approach was used...

introduction: although nursing students spend a large part of their learning period in the clinical environment, clinical learning has not been perceived by its nature yet. to develop an instrument to measure effective factors on clinical learning in nursing students. methods: this is a mixed methods study performed in 2 steps. first, the researchers defined “clinical learning” in nursing stude...

background. various educational approaches to learning have been proposed. it is, of course, of vital importance to study those that have resulted in effective educational achievements. purpose. to assess the student’s attitudes and performance in order to evaluate educational approaches and identify the variables leading to students gaining good marks. methods. the subjects of the study were m...

background: educational clinical environment has an important role in nursing students' learning. any difference between actual and expected clinical environment will decrease nursing students’ interest in clinical environments and has a negative correlation with their clinical performance.   methods : this descriptive cross-sectional study is an attempt to compare nursing students'perception o...