Ali Akbar Haghdoost; Rezvan Ansari; Tahereh Changiz
Volume 12, Issue 4 , January 2016, , Pages 570-585
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Background & Objective: Recognition of the causes and correlates of academic failure which is one of the failures of the education system is an important practical issue in education researches Despite the large number of studies in this field in Iran no comprehensive reviews of all published documents ...
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Background & Objective: Recognition of the causes and correlates of academic failure which is one of the failures of the education system is an important practical issue in education researches Despite the large number of studies in this field in Iran no comprehensive reviews of all published documents in this respect have been carried out Thus the aim of the present study was the systematic review of all texts published during the previous 15 years and determination of the role of individual personality and social factors related to academic failure of students Methods: In the present study documents were systematically reviewed and information gathered Articles which were related to the causes of academic failure of students of medical universities in Iran and published from March 1999 until February 2010 were studied Using census method 1008 articles were screened The full text of 26 articles with minimum quality of research was available Results: Based on the findings of the study male gender higher age of entry to college marriage mental and physical problems lack of interest in the field of education lower average score of school diploma or previous degree longer duration of time from diploma to university admission lack of studying during the term greater use of the internet and lack of scientific and research activities are individual factors that can lead to academic failure in students Based on the systematic review of literature the causes of academic failure of students were having a second job living in the dormitory and a nonempirical diploma Among familial and social factors low education level of father and mother financial problems family problems large number of family members poor social activity and being an extrovert were associated with academic failure Conclusion: Despite the many studies on the causes of academic failure it seems that the standards and definitions used in different studies vary Therefore to promote the quality of work standardization must be performed The views of faculty members were largely consistent with the facts found in the literature This showed that university teachers experiences in this regard are reliable Moreover considering the major listed causes it seems that groups who are at higher risk of academic failure can be identified and preventive measures applied to them
Tahereh Changiz; Mohammad Fakhari; Sepideh Jamshidian; Solmaz Zare; Fariba Asgari
Volume 12, Issue 2 , August 2015, , Pages 325-343
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Background & Objective: One method to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of the general medicine curriculum is the collection of results of research in this field In this study research results on the extent of predefined general competency in the formal document of the minimum competencies ...
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Background & Objective: One method to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of the general medicine curriculum is the collection of results of research in this field In this study research results on the extent of predefined general competency in the formal document of the minimum competencies of Iranian general physicians have been systematically integrated Methods: The search strategy in this study included the searching of words doctor student interns or graduate and ability competency knowledge skill attitude or performance in the title abstract or keywords of articles All papers published from 2002 to 2014 in Persian language journals were retrieved from the Irandoc Iranmedex Magiran Medlib and SID databases Results: After the removal of irrelevant or duplicate papers from 270 recorded papers 24 articles were selected and analyzed All studies were descriptive studies and most used selfreporting methods to assess the competency of physicians Reviewed articles focused on only 48% of subdomains of the formal document of the minimum competencies of physicians In 70% of assessed skills physicians competencies were estimated as low to moderate Conclusion: Although these studies did not assess all skills mentioned in the formal document of the minimum competencies of physicians estimates show that the competencies of general physicians in assessed skills were not desirable It is recommended that future studies in this field to be managed
Maryam Avizhgan; Ebrahim Mirshah Jafari; Ahmad Reza Nasr; Tahereh Changiz
Volume 11, Issue 2 , August 2014, , Pages 153-169
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Background & Objective: Leadership talent is the rarest resource in todays world that will have continuous conductivity the organizations to be successful in tomorrows world Considering the importance of curriculum leadership in educational department this study was designed to answer the ...
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Background & Objective: Leadership talent is the rarest resource in todays world that will have continuous conductivity the organizations to be successful in tomorrows world Considering the importance of curriculum leadership in educational department this study was designed to answer the question how do faculty members see curriculum leadership in the post graduate? Methods: In a qualitative study with purposive sampling of desirable cases type faculty members with management experience and expert in the post graduate were selected and interviewed using semistructured method Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis including: data collection data reduction deduction and analysis in the MAXQDA software version 2007 Results: After interviewing 18 faculty members with sufficient experience and management experience in the postgraduate courses we achieved a richness of information saturation and data replicate 500 codes were extracted from research data under five main categories and were classified These categories included: educational atmosphere improvement curriculum development curriculum implementation curriculum evaluation and supervision innovation and facilitate change and adaptation Conclusion: Participants in this study suggested five main categories and 18 subcategories that represented curriculum leadership roles These roles are in the applicable and comparable area with curriculum cycle including: the planning implementation supervision evaluation and change In addition these roles were also emphasized on educational atmosphere improvement that is platform background supplier infrastructure and prerequisites for the curriculum cycle
Fariba Haghani; Bahareh Aminian; Tahereh Changiz
Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2012, , Pages 132-140
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Background & Objective: In order to achieve an efficient teaching in all fields including Medicine effective teachers are needed and to evaluate the efficiency of teachers students comments are a remarkable indicator Since during the recent decades Emotional Intelligence has been mentioned as one ...
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Background & Objective: In order to achieve an efficient teaching in all fields including Medicine effective teachers are needed and to evaluate the efficiency of teachers students comments are a remarkable indicator Since during the recent decades Emotional Intelligence has been mentioned as one of the characteristics of distinguished teachers this study aimed to investigate the emotional intelligence and its components among professors of basic sciences level of Medicine field selected as distinguished teachers by senior students in comparison to other professors in this level Methods: In this descriptive study all Medicine students of the selected university in the final semester of basic sciences phase (n=65) were asked to name their five top distinguished teachers Finally 8 teachers who had the highest votes were considered as the distinguished group To assess teachers emotional intelligence the standard questionnaire of BarOn is distributed among all teachers of basic sciences (53 cases) and their emotional intelligence in 15 different components was evaluated Data were analyzed through SPSS software and by using correlation and independent ttest Results: Mean total score of Emotional Intelligence of distinguished teachers (35213) was higher compared to that of the other teachers (33788) but the difference was not significant The scores of distinguished group in the subscales of happiness optimism selfconfidence and flexibility were significantly higher compared to the other teachers (P
Mohammad Ali Nadi; Alireza yosefy; Tahereh changiz
Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2012, , Pages 173-181
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Background & objective : Self directed learning is increasingly used in dentistry and medical programs in order to improve students lifelong learning skills Since there are a limited number of studies about self directed learning in Iran any research on students readiness for selfdirected learning ...
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Background & objective : Self directed learning is increasingly used in dentistry and medical programs in order to improve students lifelong learning skills Since there are a limited number of studies about self directed learning in Iran any research on students readiness for selfdirected learning seems necessary This study was aimed to explore Medical and Dentistry students perceptions of self directed learning and its relationship with students personal traits (age gender high school and university grade point averages and score of basic sciences program) Methods: In this descriptivecorrelation study 81 extern intern completed the standard self directed learning scale consisted of 40 items in 3 subscales Students scores in the applied scale and basic sciences program together with the average and mean of all past terms scores were considered as indices for academic achievement One way ANOVA Pearson correlation coefficient multiple regression were used for analyzing data Results: Selfdirected learning readiness showed a significant relationship with students grade point average but a negative relationship with basic sciences score (p
Behzad Shams; Sepideh Jamshidian; Tahereh Changiz
Volume 7, Issue 2 , January 2011, , Pages 81-91
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Background & Objective : Attention to the challenges that trainers and trainees may face during educational programs is very beneficial for achieving maximum efficiency in educational settings This study was conducted to identify the challenges experienced by interns and attends during ambulatory ...
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Background & Objective : Attention to the challenges that trainers and trainees may face during educational programs is very beneficial for achieving maximum efficiency in educational settings This study was conducted to identify the challenges experienced by interns and attends during ambulatory pediatrics teaching programs in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Methods : This qualitative study was a small part of the evaluation of ambulatory pediatrics teaching program based on CIPP model Seven attends and seven interns were selected through purposeful sampling and interviewed using semistructured interviews in the summer and fall of 2009 Results : Interpretational analysis of interviews resulted in 6 categories named planning faculty members interns instructional activities learning resources and evaluation and 21 subcategories The suggestions given by participants for some challenges were considered too Conclusion : Attention to the aforementioned challenges and suggestions can be very beneficial in solving the present challenges
Fariba Farhadian; Mina Tootoonchi; Tahereh Changiz; Fariba Haghani; Shahram Oveis Gharan
Volume 5, Issue 2 , January 2009, , Pages 143-147
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Background & Objective : Identifying faculty members educational needs and level of their skills in teaching affairs would improve planning for faculty members development and sublimity This study was performed to assess attitude of faculty members who are teaching practical courses towards their ...
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Background & Objective : Identifying faculty members educational needs and level of their skills in teaching affairs would improve planning for faculty members development and sublimity This study was performed to assess attitude of faculty members who are teaching practical courses towards their educational needs and level of skills in teaching methods of practical courses Methods : In this descriptive study 83 faculty members teaching practical courses in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were selected by stratified random sampling and completed a reliable and valid questionnaire consisted of 14 items about educational needs and skill level of teaching methods in practical courses Results : The mean (±SD) score of faculty members skill level was 271(±04) out of four Faculty members skill level was low (mean score less than 25) in analysis and interpretation of the test questions (389%) evaluation methods of practical skills (535%) designing performance tests (528%) and making educational films (479%) Mean (±SD) total score of educational needs was 345(±089) out of five According to these results faculty members were in need of all 14 aforementioned items Educational needs included critical thinking motivating methods and information resources in order of priority Conclusion : Faculty members expressed need for education and improving their skills in teaching practical courses Considering mentioned educational needs and skills it seems that teaching method and student assessment workshops need to be revised and the content of the workshops should be designed according to faculty members educational needs together with implementing different educational methods
