@article{ author = {MahmoudiH., and HeidaranlouE., and EbadiA.,}, title = {Educational Development in the view of Instructors and Students A Qualitative Study}, abstract ={Aims: Training is a series of activities and strategies that carried out by the teacher and the learner, and its purpose is to help the learner to learn better. Training process owners are the axis of education development and their experiences can have a major role in defining the concept of educational development. The aim of this study was to define educational development from the lecturers’ and the students’ point of view, using qualitative method. Methods: This qualitative study was performed in one of the medical universities of Tehran city and 11 lecturers and students were selected through purposeful sampling method. Data were collected through semi-structured interview. Data analysis was performed, using qualitative content analysis with the contractual approach. MAXQDA 2007 software was used to group, code and classify the text which were aroused from interviews. Results: At first, about 650 initial codes were extracted. These initial codes were grouped into 9 classes including efficient training, the use of modern technologies, achieving the goals, interaction and balance of the training elements, change in the student’s attitude and performance, combination of different methods of teaching, qualitative and quantitative growth, learning development, teaching the learning process. Conclusion: Educational development is the balanced, comprehensive and sustainable dynamism and growth.}, Keywords = {Educational Development, Lecturers, Students, Content Analysis}, volume = {7}, Number = {1}, pages = {1-5}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-447-en.html}, eprint = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-447-en.pdf}, journal = {Education Strategies in Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5284}, eissn = {2345-5284}, year = {2014} } @article{ author = {BakhtiyarNasrabadiH.A., and NajafiM., and NosratiHeshiK., and BiramipourA., and CheraghyanRadiA.,}, title = {Nature of In-Service Teachings of Educators}, abstract ={Aims: Nowadays, the professionalism of teachers, empowering teachers and improving the quality of education depend on the continuous training of teachers during the profession. The aim of this research was to investigate the correlation between capability and needs of the educational affairs teachers. Methods: This descriptive survey study was conducted among the 850membered society of the educational affairs teachers of the secondary schools in Isfahan and 128 teachers were selected, using proportional to volume stratified sampling method. A researcher-made questionnaire which consisted of 21 items and divided into the two parts of ‘capabilities of the educational affairs teachers’ and ‘the educational affairs teachers’ feeling of the need for the in service trainings’ was used to collect data. Reliability of the questionnaire was estimated as 0.88. Data were analyzed, using ANOVA and Scheffe post hoc tests. Results: Correlation between teachers' capabilities and needs was significant only in nine items. (Negative correlation showed higher needs than capabilities) There was no difference between comments of the teachers about ‘the need for in service trainings’, regarding work experience. The highest average score was on the ‘use of the new teaching methods’ whose value was more than 4 in all three groups of the teachers. Conclusion: Planners of the educational affairs teachers in service trainings should consider teachers’ capabilities and needs together, while they determine the content of these trainings.}, Keywords = {Inservice Training, Capabilities, Needs, Experience}, volume = {7}, Number = {1}, pages = {7-12}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-403-en.html}, eprint = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-403-en.pdf}, journal = {Education Strategies in Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5284}, eissn = {2345-5284}, year = {2014} } @article{ author = {SobhaninezhadM., and AhmadiyanM.,}, title = {Identification and Ranking of the Dimensions of Instructor’s Interaction in the Medical Theoretical Curriculum}, abstract ={Aims: Interaction in the learning process is in the form of exchanging ideas and information between lecturer and student. The main objective of this study was to identify and rank the dimensions of the lecturer’s interaction in the medical theoretical curriculum. Methods: This descriptive survey study was performed on 175 stagers and interns of Shahed University in 2012-13 academic years, and 120 persons were selected using simple random sampling method. The research instrument was the researcher made questionnaire to assess the features of the basic sciences lecturers’ interaction, in five dimensions of ‘mode of interaction of lecturer with student’, ‘mode of interaction of lecturer with patient’, ‘mode of interaction of lecturer with colleague’, ‘mode of interaction of lecturer with society’ and ‘mode of interaction of lecturer with herself’. One-sample T, independent T, ANOVA and Friedman tests were used in the SPSS 18 software format for statistical analysis. Results: there was a significant difference according to the students’ points of view only in the ‘mode of interaction of lecturer with patient’, separated by sex (p=0.047) and course (p=0.003). Students’ points of view were significantly different (p<0.05) in the ‘mode of interaction of lecturer with patient’ and the ‘mode of interaction of lecturer with herself’ according to age and academic year, and on the ‘mode of interaction of lecturer with society’ according to academic year. Conclusion: According to the students’ points of view, ‘mode of interaction of lecturer with colleague’ is in the highest priority, and mode of interaction of lecturer with herself, patient, society and student are in next priorities, respectively.}, Keywords = {Curriculum, Interaction, Theoretical Education}, volume = {7}, Number = {1}, pages = {13-18}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-392-en.html}, eprint = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-392-en.pdf}, journal = {Education Strategies in Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5284}, eissn = {2345-5284}, year = {2014} } @article{ author = {SoltanzadehV., and AmrahiA., and EsmHosseiniGh.R.,}, title = {Situation of the Professional Ethics Standards of Faculty Members in the Viewpoint of Nursing Students}, abstract ={Aims: Professional ethics is one of the general competencies in the higher education system, and observance of its standards can be effective in the quality of the process and output of the system. This study was performed, aimed to investigate the status of professional ethics of the faculty members from the nursing students’ point of view. Methods: In this descriptive survey study, 104 persons were selected of 382 undergraduate and graduated nursing students, using stratified random sampling method, being commensurate with the size of each educational section. Data were collected, using professional ethics standard questionnaire with 4 items, including ‘professional capabilities’, ‘respect for and commitment to students’, ‘respect for and commitment to colleagues’ and ‘respect for and commitment to organization’. Data were analyzed, using One-sample T and Independent T tests. Results: From the students’ point of view, total mean of professional ethics was 2.40±0.16. The maximum gap between current and desired state of professional ethics was in the total professional ethics, and the smallest gap was in the components of respect and commitment to the organization. Conclusion: Nursing students are not satisfied with the components of the professional ethics in the university and among the faculty members.}, Keywords = {Professional Ethics, Faculty Members, Students, Nursing}, volume = {7}, Number = {1}, pages = {19-23}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-514-en.html}, eprint = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-514-en.pdf}, journal = {Education Strategies in Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5284}, eissn = {2345-5284}, year = {2014} } @article{ author = {BagheriKerachiA., and AbbaspourA., and AghazadeA., and RahimianH., and MehreganM.R.,}, title = {Application Level of Organizational Agility Indices at Universities}, abstract ={Aims: Higher education system and universities require some forms of agility. The aim of this research was to determine the usage of the organizational agility components in universities, based on the 5 components of agility ‘motivations’, ‘capabilities’, ‘facilitators’, ‘barriers’ and ‘consequences’. Methods: This descriptive survey study was performed by the faculty members of the state universities of Fars province, and 310 persons were selected, using proportion stratified sampling method. Data collecting was done using 116 question researcher-made questionnaire of measuring the application of agility in universities. One sample T and One-way ANOVA tests were used for data analyzing. Results: There was no significant difference between the view points of the faculty members about the measure of the usage of the organization agility components, according to their sex but according to the academic rank, teaching experience and kind of the university of the faculty members and organizational position of the persons, it had statistically significant difference. Conclusion: Level of the usage of the organization agility components in Fars province state universities is less than the average level.}, Keywords = {Organizational Agility, University, Agility Components}, volume = {7}, Number = {1}, pages = {25-31}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-371-en.html}, eprint = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-371-en.pdf}, journal = {Education Strategies in Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5284}, eissn = {2345-5284}, year = {2014} } @article{ author = {TaheriMirghaedM., and RaadabadiM., and HosseiniS.H., and BahadoriM.K.,}, title = {Effective Factors on Educational Failure in the Viewpoint of Allied Medical Students}, abstract ={Aims: One of the most important issues which put educational system into problems is educational failure. This can help to emergence of unsuitable social behaviors and family leave. The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting educational failure from the perspective of the students in School of Allied Medical Sciences of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 1150 students of Allied Medicine School of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, who were studying in 3 educational levels of BSc, MSc and PhD in 2012-13 academic year, and 150 persons were selected, using simple random sampling method. Data collecting tool was a two- part questionnaire including 5 questions of demographic characteristics and 6 subsections of ‘family factors’. Independent sample T test and ANOVA were used for data analysis. Results: The average score of all factors was obtained 3.67±0.38. There was observed a significant relation between age and the domains of socio- economic factors and factors relating to the educational content. There was a significant relation between the students’ sex and socio-economic, environment, educational content and lecturer related factors. There was a significant relation between the employment status of students and the domain of the factors related to the educational content. Conclusion: The most important effective factor on educational failure of the allied medical sciences students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences is ‘factors relating to the educational content’, from their point of view.}, Keywords = {Educational Failure, Socio-economic Factors, Educational Content, Students, Allied Medical Sciences}, volume = {7}, Number = {1}, pages = {33-39}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-458-en.html}, eprint = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-458-en.pdf}, journal = {Education Strategies in Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5284}, eissn = {2345-5284}, year = {2014} } @article{ author = {PurjamshidiM., and FardaneshH., and NorouziD.,}, title = {Effective Factors on Student-Teacher Interaction in Web-Based Learning Environment}, abstract ={Aims: Making interaction as a key element of teaching and learning process is one of the challenges of the educators and designers of the distance learning courses, particularly the web- based education. One of the preconditions for an effective design of web-based education is to identify the influencing factors on interaction. The aim of this study was to identify the influencing factors on student-lecturer interaction in the web-based education to offer appropriate solutions in order to increase interaction. Methods: In this qualitative study with qualitative content analysis method, 15 virtual undergraduate and graduate students of the medical sciences faculty and 10 lecturers of virtual education of medical sciences faculties of two universities of Tarbiat Moddares and Tehran were selected, using purposive sampling. The resulting data from each interview were coded and then, the subsequent interview was conducted. Maxqdata 10 software was used for inductive content analysis. Identifying the sub-categories and, finally, the categories was conducted by the researcher herself, based on the resulting data from qualitative content analysis. Results: 110 primary codes were extracted from data analysis and after merging and overlapping the codes, 8 main categories and 56 sub-categories were obtained as influencing factors on the learner’s interaction with the lecturer. Conclusion: The influencing factors on the learner’s interaction with the lecturer in the web-based learning environment include technical and instrumental skills, communication skills, commitment and discipline, scientific ability, live audio and video communication, quantity and quality of communication facilities, motivation and attitudes towards virtual education and number of students.}, Keywords = {Interaction, Lecturer, Education, Medical Student, Web-based Education}, volume = {7}, Number = {1}, pages = {41-50}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-491-en.html}, eprint = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-491-en.pdf}, journal = {Education Strategies in Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5284}, eissn = {2345-5284}, year = {2014} } @article{ author = {DehghaniGH.A., and SoltanalgharaeiKh.,}, title = {Relationship of Study Skills and Exam Preparation Method in Master Students}, abstract ={Aims: Studying skills are one of the most important factors influencing academic achievement of students. The aim of this study was to investigate the studying skills in master students of medical sciences and its relationship with the method of exam preparation. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 122 sophomore master students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences were recruited via census sampling. Data collection tool was a studying skills questionnaire, containing demographic characteristics and 15 questions in three grades Likert scale in sub-skills of ‘time management’, ‘concentration’, ‘note-taking in class’, ‘reading ability’ and ‘attend the test’. Data were analyzed, using SPSS 18 software and Pearson correlation coefficient, independent T, one-way ANOVA and Tukey post hoc tests. Results: The mean total score of students’ study skill was 20.25±4.60. The highest mean score belonged to the domain of note-taking (4.98±1.36), and the lowest belonged to the domain of time management (2.66±1.48). The superiority of girls’ scores than the boys’ in the sub- skills of note- taking (p=0.009) and reading ability (p=0.003) was significant. There was a relation between the total score of study skills and GPA of the students in the sub-skills of note- taking (p=0.006) and concentration (p=0.018). No significant relationship was observed between the total score of study skill with marital status and age of the students. Conclusion: 59% of the students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences have weak and average studying skills. The highest weakness is in time management, and the highest ability is in note-taking.}, Keywords = {Studying Skills, Exam Preparation, Students, Master Course}, volume = {7}, Number = {1}, pages = {51-56}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-529-en.html}, eprint = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-529-en.pdf}, journal = {Education Strategies in Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5284}, eissn = {2345-5284}, year = {2014} } @article{ author = {AghamirzayiT., and SalehiOmranE., and RahimpourKamiB.,}, title = {Effective Factors on Student Evaluation of Faculty Members Performance}, abstract ={Aims: The professors are considered as one of the main pillars of the universities and their performance has a main role in efficiency of the total education system. The aim of this study was to investigate the affective context factors on the method of evaluation of the professors by students. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted among 12339 students of MUST in the second semester of the 2011-12 academic year. The total GPA of the students was used as the index of determining the academic performance of a student. Data of this study were analyzed, using‏ SPSS 17 software and one-way variance analysis, post hoc Tukey, Pearson correlation and independent T tests. Results: There was a significant difference in the average evaluation score of the professors according to the educational performance status, sex and class of the students, marital status, teaching experience and rating of a professor and also, type of a course and its presentation time. Scientific-educational ability and social behavior of the professors in the classroom had a significant and positive relationship on the confidence level 100% (p=0.0001). Conclusion: The components of the educational performance of a student, student’s and professor’s sex, student’s educational course, kind of lesson, scientific- educational ability of a professor, scientific rating, teaching experience, presentation time of a lesson and professors’ marital status are effective on professor evaluation by a student, but the employment status of a professor has no relation with this evaluation.}, Keywords = {Student, Evaluation, Faculty Member, Performance}, volume = {7}, Number = {1}, pages = {57-62}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-374-en.html}, eprint = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-374-en.pdf}, journal = {Education Strategies in Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5284}, eissn = {2345-5284}, year = {2014} } @article{ author = {BarghiI., and MalekiH., and AbbaspourA., and Zare'iE., and SerajiF.,}, title = {Designing and Validation of Favorable Problem-Based Curriculum Pattern in E-Learning Universities A Combinational Study}, abstract ={Aims: Establishment and development of E-learning requires the use of new technological processes and media along with modern teaching methods. The aim of this study was to design and validate the favorable problem-based curriculum pattern in e-learning universities. Methods: This quantitative exploring combining study was performed among all the 117 faculty members of the educational centers with electronic courses in Tehran. Qualitative method of phenomenology and theoretical analysis were used to design a pattern in order to reach the aimed facts and data. From the population, 8 informationists were selected, using purposive non- probability sampling method, and they underwent a semi- structured interviews. Interview with faculty members was carried out to the point of saturation. For validation of the model, 18 participants were selected, using satisfaction function, and they answered the questionnaire, using Delphi method. Van Mannen phenomenological approach and content analysis were used for qualitative data analysis, and fuzzy factor analysis based on the fuzzy sets theory was used to analyze data of the quantitative part.Results: The number of the elements in the problem- based e- learning curriculum might be classified in 114 sub-categories and 12 categories. Except 4 indices which were detected as having low to moderate importance by experts, other indices were important up to the high and very high level in the desired model of the problem-based curriculum. Conclusion: The desired model for problem-based curriculum for e-learning centers of the state universities in Tehran combines from twelve elements containing goals, environment, tool and infrastructure, instructor, learner, learning methods, area (environment), time, basics, structure, evaluation and strategy.}, Keywords = {Curriculum, Problem-Based, E-learning}, volume = {7}, Number = {1}, pages = {63-68}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-490-en.html}, eprint = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-490-en.pdf}, journal = {Education Strategies in Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5284}, eissn = {2345-5284}, year = {2014} } @article{ author = {AtaeeR.A., and MehrabiTavanaA., and EsmaieliD.,}, title = {Introducing an Applicable Method in Teaching the Seminar Course in Master of Science Curriculum}, abstract ={Aims: Currently, Master seminar course in many disciplines of basic medical sciences are held to taste and there is no attention to the authentic methods of utilization of the resources and student empowerment. The aim of this study was to offer a practical method for holding the seminar course for the graduate students. Methods: In a descriptive cross-sectional study which was performed during the years 2009-11, all available students of microbial toxins and microbiology disciplines were entered into this study. For the seminar course, 5 sessions of 2-hour were conducted. Evaluating the scientific level and pretest were conducted at the first meeting. For next meetings, the compiled program was given to the students. The interval session was determined 20 to 30 days. Finally, the post-test was taken out. Data were analyzed, using SPSS 12 software with pairwise comparison of the axes through Wilcoxon test. Results: A table was designed to evaluate skill acquiring and to measure student’s activity at the seminar course. Scientific survey, determining the kind of the produced science, self-sufficiency, competition, applicability, having innovation, relying on the domestic resources, the funds development and making indigenous knowledge could be evaluated. The difference of the pretest and post-test scores were significant in all domains (p<0.05). Conclusion: Presentation of seminar course with continuing training and assessment method can strengthen the principles and standards of research among the students.}, Keywords = {Seminar Course, Skill, Students, Master Course}, volume = {7}, Number = {1}, pages = {69-74}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-450-en.html}, eprint = {http://edcbmj.ir/article-1-450-en.pdf}, journal = {Education Strategies in Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5284}, eissn = {2345-5284}, year = {2014} }