Abdolhussein Shakurnia; Mehri Ghafourian Boroujerdnia; Hussein Elhampour
Volume 9, Issue 2 , January 2013, , Pages 132-142
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Background & Objective: Approach to the study as one of the factors affects students learning and achievement is of a great importance The aim of this study was to compare medical students approaches to learning in preclinical and clinical years of study and its effect on their academic achievement ...
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Background & Objective: Approach to the study as one of the factors affects students learning and achievement is of a great importance The aim of this study was to compare medical students approaches to learning in preclinical and clinical years of study and its effect on their academic achievement Methods: In this descriptiveanalytic study a total of 137 medical students in preclinical and clinical years of study in Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran were evaluated by using Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) questionnaire Grade point average of students in theoretical and practical courses was considered as an indicator of their academic achievement Results : The most common approach to study and learning was deep approach (401%) In clinical years of study a significant increase of using deep approach and significant decrease of using surface approach were observed There was no significant difference between preclinical and clinical students in regard to their learning and study approaches (P = 0140) Learning and study approach showed significant relationship with students academic achievement (P = 001) Conclusion: Due to the significance of using deep approach in learning it is recommended that educational planners provide the best learning conditions to encourage students to take advantage of this study approach
Zahra Chinipardaz; Mehri Ghafourian Boroujerdni; Parvin Pasalar; Abofazl Shiravy khozany; Athefe Keshavarz
Volume 8, Issue 2 , January 2012, , Pages 167-172
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Background and Objectives: Emotional intelligence (EI) is a social intelligence identifying the ability of an individual to understand others emotions establish sympathy with others and adjust his emotions with others In fact EI enables individuals to have a proper understanding of their own and others ...
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Background and Objectives: Emotional intelligence (EI) is a social intelligence identifying the ability of an individual to understand others emotions establish sympathy with others and adjust his emotions with others In fact EI enables individuals to have a proper understanding of their own and others emotions and use it in their human relationships effectively The purpose of this study was to determine mean of emotional intelligence in stager medical students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and its relationship with their academic achievement Methods: In this analyticdescriptive study a total of 70 stager medical students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in the academic year 20072008 were selected and their EI was determined by using a standard questionnaire ( a cronbach=0937) consisted of 90 questions Moreover the relationship between EI and variables of age sex students rank in the university entrance exam grade point average and satisfaction of the field of study was determined Data analysis was done through SPSS 16 software package Results: Mean EI of the subjects in all 15 domains of the questionnaire were lower than the standard values Minimum score belonged to the interpersonal relationships and maximum score belonged to the goodview None of the studied variables showed significant relationship with emotional intelligence (p >005) Conclusion: The results of this study emphasize on the necessity of more educational planning for increasing emotional intelligence of stager medical students during their educational period In this way they can achieve better academic achievement and do their internship responsibilities more efficiently However lack of enough information about emotional intelligence requires further studies
Mehri Ghafourian Boroujerdnia; Abdol Hossein Shakurnia; Hossein Elhampour
Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2006, , Pages 19-25
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Background: Considering the importance of educational processes in our universities evaluation of academic members in order to improve their teaching quality is highly necessary In Education Development Center of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences evaluation of academic members by students is performed ...
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Background: Considering the importance of educational processes in our universities evaluation of academic members in order to improve their teaching quality is highly necessary In Education Development Center of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences evaluation of academic members by students is performed annually through questionnaires and the results are reflected to the teachers Objective: To determine the opinions of teachers about the effective factors on variations of their evaluation score during the academic year of 20032004 in comparison to the previous year Methods: In this descriptive study a researchermade questionnaire was prepared and distributed among 130 non clinical academic members of whom 72% filled and returned the questionnaires Data were analyzed by computing frequency percentage and Chisquare test Results: About half of the teachers (523%) gained a higher evaluation score in comparison to the previous year and they believed that the most important factors causing this increase have been respectively more proficiency in educational program content (46%) considering students program level (26%) knowing the results of previous evaluation (23%) participating in medical education workshops (75%) improvement of educational facilities (71%) and alteration in social behavior (68%) Among all teachers 374% gained a lower score comparing to the previous year and according to them frequent holidays during the academic semester (49%) type of course and its nature (37%) and students dishonesty in evaluating teachers (34%) had been the most important factors affecting decrease in their evaluation score while inappropriate class time (91%) had not been effective in this regard Conclusion: In order to improve the quality of educational programs considering academic members suggestions and trying to resolve educational problems are highly recommended
