Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Study of medical students’ learning approaches and their association with academic performance and problem‑solving styles

. Ghobad Ramezani; . Azam Norouzi; . Seyed Kamran Soltani Arabshahi; . Zohreh Sohrabi; . Atefeh Zabihi Zazoli; . Shahrzad Saravani; . Ghadir Pourbairamian

Volume 12, Issue 7 , August 2022, , Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: Learners have various processing and understanding of the environment and issuesand choose different strategies for problem‑solving considering learning and studying approaches.The ... Read More BACKGROUND: Learners have various processing and understanding of the environment and issuesand choose different strategies for problem‑solving considering learning and studying approaches.The purpose of this study was to examine medical students’ learning approaches and their associationwith academic performance and problem‑solving styles.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was conducted using the descriptive‑correlational method.The statistical population comprised medical students of Iran University of Medical Sciences duringthe academic year of 2019–2020. Of them, 168 subjects were chosen based on simple randomsampling and Morgan Table. Study tools include the Standard Approaches and Study Skills Inventoryfor Students (ASSIST) Questionnaire, which includes 18 items and a Likert five‑choice spectrum,and includes a deep, superficial, and strategic approach. Its reliability was determined by Cronbach’salpha of 0.81. Problem‑Solving Style Questionnaire developed by Cassidy and Long was used. Thisinstrument included 24 items and 6 components, and its reliability equaled 0.83, which was theirgrade point average. Data were analyzed using normality tests, paired t‑test, Pearson correlationcoefficient, and regression through SPSS 16 software.RESULTS: Results implied the positive and significant relationship between deep‑strategic approaches,problem‑solving styles, and academic performance of medical students (P < 0.001); furthermore,there was no significant difference between learning approaches based on gender (P > 0.001), whilethere was a significant difference between two groups in terms of problem‑solving styles (P < 0.001).CONCLUSION: Because deep and strategic approaches predict academic performance andproblem‑solving styles, the diagnostic assessment must be done at the beginning of the educationalprocess to determine the type of learners’ approaches. Such an evaluation can be used to implementinstructional strategies and educational designs to improve the academic performance of students.

The role of glass ceiling in women’s promotion to managerial positions from the perspective of faculty members at Iran University of Medical Sciences

. Ghobad Ramezani; . Ghadir Pourbairamian; . Salime Goharinezhad; . Azam Norouzi; . Mohammad Hasan Keshavarzi; . Zohreh Sohrabi

Volume 11, Issue 8 , September 2021, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: In recent years, many changes have been observed in women’s roles inorganizations. In Iran, women face challenges to be promoted to high‑level organizational positions.The ... Read More BACKGROUND: In recent years, many changes have been observed in women’s roles inorganizations. In Iran, women face challenges to be promoted to high‑level organizational positions.The present study aimed to examine the role of glass ceiling in promoting women to managerialpositions from the perspective of the faculty members at Iran University of Medical Sciences.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This research was an applied study in terms of objectives anda descriptive‑survey study in terms of data collection, variable monitoring and control, andgeneralizability. The statistical population of the study encompassed all clinical and basic sciencesfaculty members at Iran University of Medical Sciences in 2019–2020. The simple random samplingmethod was adopted, and the study instrument was the standard questionnaire of women’s beliefsabout glass ceiling developed by Smith (2012). To analyze the data, descriptive and inferential (namelypaired‑sample t‑test and one‑sample t‑test) statistics were run in the SPSS software.RESULTS: The results revealed that glass ceiling dimensions could predict 48% of the varianceof women’s promotion to managerial positions. Furthermore, a significant difference was noticedbetween men and women’s perspectives toward glass ceiling (P < 0.001); however, there was nosignificant difference between the two groups of clinical and basic sciences (P > 0.001).CONCLUSIONS: Failure to provide appropriate opportunities for qualified women to be promoted tomanagerial positions would result in nonexploitation of about half of the available capacities and talents.Women have unique abilities and soft skills in the human resource management. At the macro‑level,policy‑makers and planners to review the plans and delegation of organizational‑managerial positionsand also to further consider the role of women in managerial positions by observing gender justiceand meeting criteria such as capability and expertise.

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Study of medical students’ learning approaches and their association with academic performance and problem‑solving styles

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The role of glass ceiling in women’s promotion to managerial positions from the perspective of faculty members at Iran University of Medical Sciences

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