Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Development and implementation of a self‑directed learning readiness scale for undergraduate health professional students

. Puja Dulloo; . Suman Singh; . Neeraj Vedi; . Praveen Singh

Volume 13, Issue 2 , February 2023, , Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: To motivate students toward the path of lifelong learning, it is important to trainthem for a self‑directed learning (SDL) approach, where they identify the need of learning ... Read More BACKGROUND: To motivate students toward the path of lifelong learning, it is important to trainthem for a self‑directed learning (SDL) approach, where they identify the need of learning the contentas well as look forward to attaining the learning outcome, independently. The level of readinessfor SDL will allow the learner to be self‑disciplined, self‑organized, an effective team builder andcommunicator, a self‑assessor, and a self‑reflector, thus being a self‑learner with the ability to acceptand give constructive feedback. The aim of the study was to develop, validate, and implement theSDL readiness scale for health professional students.MATERIALS AND METHOD: The readiness scale of 43 items was used in four sub‑titles (awareness,learning strategies, and style, motivation, team building) was developed using the Delphi method with12 experts and was implemented for the medical students at Karamsad, Gujarat as a cross‑sectionalsurvey after a pilot trial scale from May 2021 to September 2021, using mean, the standard deviationfor each item, and arrived sub‑titles. The ANOVA test was used to find differences in readinessscores as per different years of the medical program.RESULT: The result demonstrates that the maximum score was obtained for the first‑year medicalstudent (149.89 ± 24.72), which dropped in year 2 (136.35 ± 32.26) but increased by the finalyear (147.67 ± 56.66), although not as high as the initial joining year. However, a statisticallysignificant difference per gender was identified for a few items of the scale [(items 24 (P < 0.034),26 (P < 0.0005), 37 (P < 0.035), and 40 (P < 0.013)]. The logistic regression analysis showed nostatistical significance for the DSVS‑self‑directed learning readiness scale (SDLRS) score anddemographic variables.CONCLUSION: The outcome of the study strongly suggests training/sensitization sessions forstudents to highlight the importance of a SDL approach in a digital millennium. Moreover, a longitudinalfollow‑up needs to be conducted for the readiness score of the students based on the developedscale and subsequent training sessions need to be organized for students as well as faculty for betteroutcomes for the students toward SDL sessions.

Designing the minimum data set of bipolar disorder: A basis for introducing the effective factors in managing, controlling, and monitoring the bipolar disorder

. Khadijeh Moulaei; . Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy; . Shahrzad Mazhari

Volume 12, Issue 5 , June 2022, , Pages 1-10

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Bipolar disorder (BD) is one of the most challenging psychiatric disordersin the management area that can lead to functional, occupational, and cognitive disorders. ... Read More

Assessing health‑care needs of patients with diabetes in Iran’s health‑care system: A modified Delphi method study

. Malihe Sadat Moayed; . Behnaz Amoozadeh; . Akram Parandeh

Volume 10, Issue 2 , February 2020, , Pages 1-9

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INTRODUCTION: Due to the increasing prevalence of diabetes in the world, the assessment ofthe patient needs is essential. Understanding the needs of patients will play a very important ... Read More

Identification of the most appropriate variables for measuring the efficiency of Iranian public hospitals: Using Delphi technique

. Aziz Rezapour; . Zeynab Foroughi; . Niusha Shahidi Sadeghi; . Mehran Faraji; . Alireza Mazdaki; . Ali Sarabi Asiabar; . Noureddin Niknam; . Keivan Rahmani; . Saeed Mohammad-Pour

Volume 9, Issue 7 , July 2019, , Pages 1-7

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CONTEXT: Selecting variables is a fundamental step in evaluating comparative efficiency becausethe results of measuring efficiency depend on the used variables.AIMS: The aim of this ... Read More

Designing and evaluation of the teaching quality assessment form from the point of view of the Lorestan University of Medical Sciences students - 2010

. Aziz Kamran; . Mohammed Zibaei; . Kamal Mirkaimi; . Hussein Shahnazi

Volume 2, Issue 5 , December 2012, , Pages 1-7

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Introduction: Education is basically one of the Universities’ and faculties’ leading missions andduties; its promoted quality will also lead to an elevated educational quality ... Read More Introduction: Education is basically one of the Universities’ and faculties’ leading missions andduties; its promoted quality will also lead to an elevated educational quality in the University. Teacherassessment can be mentioned as essential for the success of the quality promotion process. Thisarticle deals with the designing and evaluation of a teaching quality evaluation form for teachers,from the Lorestan University of Medical Science students’ point of view. Methods: A two-stage,cross-sectional study was conducted on 290 Lorestan University of Medical Science students.First, evaluation priorities were extracted using the Delphi technique in the fifth section, includingteaching skills, communication skills, principles of training, and skills assessment. In the secondstage, as the priority and importance of each item was evaluated in the fourth Lickert option,sampling was done in few stages. The study instrument was a questionnaire, which included sixareas. The first part of the questionnaire was made up of the demographic characteristics and thesecond part included five evaluation areas that were obtained from the student. The collected datawere analyzed using statistical software SPSS-16 and chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis test. Results:In the areas of teaching skills, mastery of the course, individual characteristics, self-confidence,communication skills, intimate relationship with students, educational principles, rules respectingthe beginning and end time of class, skill assessment, and an accurate comprehensive examinationat the end of the semester by the students, were chosen as the most important factors. Therewere significant differences in the majority of expressed comments between the genders andacademic status (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Students can properly diagnose the essential factorsin teachers’ evaluation, but in item prioritizing they may be partly affected by some factors suchas gender, academic status, semester, and academic course.

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Development and implementation of a self‑directed learning readiness scale for undergraduate health professional students

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Designing the minimum data set of bipolar disorder: A basis for introducing the effective factors in managing, controlling, and monitoring the bipolar disorder

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Assessing health‑care needs of patients with diabetes in Iran’s health‑care system: A modified Delphi method study

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Identification of the most appropriate variables for measuring the efficiency of Iranian public hospitals: Using Delphi technique

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Designing and evaluation of the teaching quality assessment form from the point of view of the Lorestan University of Medical Sciences students - 2010

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