Ehsan Toofaninejad; Soleiman Ahmady; Zohre Khoshgoftar; Somaye Sohrabi
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Student support services (SSS) are crucial to every successful online learning program. They include all the activities that let students set and accomplish their learning objectives. They consist of academic and nonacademic services like administration, counseling, tutoring, and teaching (1).
For online ...
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Student support services (SSS) are crucial to every successful online learning program. They include all the activities that let students set and accomplish their learning objectives. They consist of academic and nonacademic services like administration, counseling, tutoring, and teaching (1).
For online learners, SSS offers a variety of advantages, including decreased isolation, improved self-direction, increased motivation, improved satisfaction, and promoted retention and recruitment. However, due to the diversity, adaptability, and scalability of online learners and programs, providing SSS in e-learning might be difficult (2)....
Soleiman Ahmady; Hamed Khani; Zohrehsadat Mirmoghtadaie
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Background A universal challenge in the development of medical training methods is the description and characteristics of a good physician. It is essential to collect the information of hospitalized patients and their families in order to revise the curricula of medical departments. Objectives The present ...
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Background A universal challenge in the development of medical training methods is the description and characteristics of a good physician. It is essential to collect the information of hospitalized patients and their families in order to revise the curricula of medical departments. Objectives The present study aimed to explain the viewpoints of patients and their families about the key characteristics of a good physician. Methods The present study was carried out using inductive content analysis in 2017. The study sample consisted of patients admitted to different wards of Imam Khomeini Hospital (Tehran, Iran), as well as family members accompanying the patients. Data were collected via purposeful sampling (maximum variation sampling) by conducting semi-structured interviews until reaching data saturation. After the recorded interviews were transcribed, they were reviewed several times and analyzed using Elo and Kyngas coding system. Results A total of 19 participants, including 13 patients and six accompanying family members, were recruited in the present study (11 males and 8 females). The analysis of interviews with the participants indicated seven major categories: “Positive personality traits”; “academic and clinical proficiency”; “professionalism”; “effective communication skills”; “fairness and altruism”; “spirituality”; and “continuous professional development”. Conclusions The definition of a good physician by patients and their families has different implications in educational programs, as future physicians not only can benefit from education about the medical needs of their patients, but also should be familiar with the needs, fears, and concerns of their patients.
Soleiman Ahmady; Fariba Haghnejad; Zeinab Abbasi
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Background and Objectives Teacher evaluation is among the most influential methods of quality assurance and is essential to continuous quality improvement in education systems. The current study aims to evaluate the views of faculty members and basic sciences medical students on the evaluation of teachers ...
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Background and Objectives Teacher evaluation is among the most influential methods of quality assurance and is essential to continuous quality improvement in education systems. The current study aims to evaluate the views of faculty members and basic sciences medical students on the evaluation of teachers by students in the Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Tehran, Iran. Methods The current descriptive analytical study was conducted in the faculty of medical sciences during the winter of 2015. The census sampling method was used to select the participants and 335 students and 35 faculty members were enrolled accordingly, of which 300 students (89.5%) and 33 faculty members (94.2%) completed the study. The data collection instrument used was a 20-item questionnaire (created by the researcher) scored on a 5-option Likert scale. The formal validity, content validity, content validity ratio (CVR), content validity index (CVI), and the structural validity of the questionnaire were confirmed using exploratory factor analysis. Its validity was measured by the Cronbach’s alpha. Data were analyzed with SPSS using t test. Results It was found that the lecturer’s popularity, students’ grades, and the research evidence provided by the lecturer in the classroom were the most important factors, while gender and course type were the least important factors influencing students’ evaluation of lecturers in the current study. The mean scores of students and lecturers regarding their views on the teacher evaluation system were 79.14 ± 11.89 and 78.00 ± 8.15 respectively. According to the results of an independent t test, no significant difference was observed between the scores of lecturers and students regarding their views on the teacher evaluation system (P > 0.01). Conclusions The questionnaire created by the researcher showed good validity and reliability to evaluate the views of faculty members and students on the teacher evaluation system. The lecturer’s popularity, students’ grades, and the research evidence provided by the lecturer were considered as the most important factors, while gender and course type were the least important factors influencing the teachers’ evaluation, based on the comments of the faculty members and students.
Soleiman Ahmady; Soleiman Ahmady; Mohammad Ali Hosseini; Seyed Mehran Homam; Arezo Farajpour; Mohammad Ghitaghi; Maryam Hosseini-Abardeh
Volume 13, Issue 2 , June 2016, , Pages 114-132
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Background & Objective: Medical education is one of the most important challenges facing Iranian medical authorities Meanwhile Islamic Azad University as a nongovernmental authority for medical education has its own challenges and problems This study aimed to assess faculties perception to identify ...
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Background & Objective: Medical education is one of the most important challenges facing Iranian medical authorities Meanwhile Islamic Azad University as a nongovernmental authority for medical education has its own challenges and problems This study aimed to assess faculties perception to identify the challenges in this area to improve the achievement of educational goals and the quality of health care Methods: In this qualitative study in 2014 the conventional content analysis was done for 10 semistructured interviews with the faculty member of Islamic Azad University with experience interest and authority in medical school After implementation of interviews reviews were done several times The open coding system was used to generate initial categories for analysis Results: Analysis of data obtained from interviews with participants resulted seven themes including the public system abandoned the university despite the general acceptance ignoring students positive and negative characteristics problems of clinical faculty challenges of research area challenges in clinical education problems related to the field of interaction with the Ministry of Health and Medical Education and improving strategies Each theme consisted of several subcategories and described the specific aspects of the challenges in this area Conclusion: It is expected that the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in the Stewardship of Health and Medical Education consider the clinical education in Islamic Azad universities in terms of planning and policymaking Islamic Azad University officials also should consider strategies within the organization
Malahat Nikravan-Mofrad; Soleiman Ahmady; Soleiman Zand; Soleiman Ahmady; Fatemeh Rafiei
Volume 12, Issue 5 , February 2016, , Pages 781-788
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Background & Objective: Numerous factors together are the cause of satisfaction with the field of education Thus the lack of presence of only one factor can reduce an individuals satisfaction or cause dissatisfaction with the field of study Satisfaction with study is an influential construct in the ...
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Background & Objective: Numerous factors together are the cause of satisfaction with the field of education Thus the lack of presence of only one factor can reduce an individuals satisfaction or cause dissatisfaction with the field of study Satisfaction with study is an influential construct in the education process which consists of students perception of training programs the circumstance required for the community and teachers guidance Since learning has a strong relationship with satisfaction with the field of study the present study aimed to investigate the effect of feedback on interest in the field of study Methods: This quasiexperimental study was performed on all nursing students in their 7th semester in schools of nursing and midwifery in Arak and Shazand Iran in the first halfyear of 20142015 The students were undertaking their internship in the post coronary care unit (postCCU) of Amir Kabir Hospital of Arak Iran The participants were randomly divided into two groups of intervention and control Each group was divided into subgroups of 7 and 8 students and each group undertook their internship in 4 weeks in the morning shift To determine the effects of these methods after completion of each stage of the internship all students completed the questionnaire and the results were compared Results: 17 (944%) students in the intervention group were interested in nursing and only 1 (33%) student reported their lack of interest in the field of nursing A significant difference was observed between the intervention and control groups in this respect (P < 0007) Conclusion: It can be concluded that the feedback provided for the students during the training increased their satisfaction with the field of nursing
