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Exploring the Accuracy of Joint-Distribution Approximations Given Partial Inf...
We test the accuracy of various methods for approximating underspecified joint probability distributions. In particular, we examine the maximum entropy and the analytic center... -
How to tell a patient’s story? Influence of the case narrative design on the ...
Background: Virtual patients (VPs) are narrative-based educational activities to train clinical reasoning in a safe environment. Our aim was to explore the influence of the... -
A comparison of electronic and paper-based clinical skills assessment: System...
Introduction: The aim of this systematic review was to compare the effectiveness of electronic recording with paper-based recording of clinical skills assessments for... -
Mind the gap: Teachers' conceptions of student-staff partnership and its pote...
Introduction: Student-staff partnerships as a concept to improve medical education have received a growing amount of attention. Such partnerships are collaborations in which... -
The role of socioscientific issues in biology teaching: from the perspective ...
Previous research has documented that students who engage with socioscientific issues can acquire some of the complex competences and skills typically related to scientific... -
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Background: Quantitative research suggests that medical students' empathy declines during their training. This meta-ethnography asks: What new understanding may be gained by a... -
A mixed-methods evaluation of a multidisciplinary point of care ultrasound pr...
Background: Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) is well established within emergency medicine, however, the availability of formal training for other clinical disciplines is... -
Discrete Population Models: Why They Belong in a Differential Equations Course
AbstractWe make a case for including difference equations, in particular the discrete logistic equation, in basic differential equations courses. Contrasting the behavior of... -
A resource for introducing students to the integral concept
Many students do not have a deep understanding of the integral concept. This article defines what a deep understanding of the integral is in respect to integration involving one... -
Probing the National Geoscience Faculty Survey for reported use of practices ...
What is the extent to which college and university geoscience faculty report using education practices that contribute to more inclusive learning environments and engage a... -
Comparison of faculty assessment and students’ self-assessment of performance...
OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this study was to compare faculty assessment and third year students' self-assessment of performance in clinical case discussions. The... -
How can we link teaching with research in our engineering courses? The case o...
We present a teaching methodology to answer the question ‘How can we link teaching with research in our engineering courses?’ Due to the combination of hybrid Problem Based... -
Retention of acquired argumentation skills and nature of science conceptions
The study aimed to investigate the retention of acquired argumentation and NOS conceptions among grade 10 students three months after the treatment. Thirty-six grade 10 students... -
Persistent influence of a narrative educational program on physician attitude...
Purpose: Educational approaches involving patient stories aim at enhancing empathy and patient-centered care; however, it is not known whether the influence of such programs on... -
Insights into teaching a complex skill: Threshold concepts and troublesome kn...
Background: Threshold concepts (TCs) are defined as ideas within a discipline that are often conceptually difficult (“troublesome”), but when learned, transform a learner’s... -
Differing perceptions concerning research misconduct between China and Flande...
In the field of research integrity, there has been increasing interest in the influence of culture on research misconduct. Studies have suggested that the violation of research... -
Fusion Story Form: a novel, hybrid form of story that promotes and assesses c...
Advocates for the use of story in science education assert that it can bolster understanding of science concepts in classroom settings and enhance interest and engagement.... -
The Inappropriate Use of Risk-Benefit Analysis in the Risk Assessment of Expe...
A large body of research has explored the impact of questioning participants about traumatic experiences. To determine the level of risk, these studies have relied, to various... -
A Best Evidence in Medical Education systematic review to determine the most ...
Introduction: Reflection is thought to be an essential skill for physicians. Although much has been written about it, there is little concurrence about how to best teach... -
Setting priorities for health education research : A mixed methods study
Introduction: Identifying priority research topics that meet the needs of multiple stakeholders should maximize research investment. Aim: To identify priorities for health...
