Programmed Instruction

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Physical activity intervention: a transtheoretical model-based intervention designed to help sedentary young adults become active.

Physical activity levels in young adults are low. Research supports the use of the Transtheoretical Model of behaviour change (TM) in designing physical activity interventions. This study used a pre-post randomized control design to investigate the ...
Catherine Woods, Nanette Mutrie, Marian Scott (Health Educ Res, 200208)
physical-activity-intervention-transtheoretical-model-based.asp

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Robotics, telesurgery and telementoring--their position in modern urological laparoscopy.

OBJECTIVES: Laparoscopic surgery in general is handicapped by the reduction of the range of motion from six to four degrees of freedom. This has a major impact on technically difficult procedures such as laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Solutions for ...
Jens Rassweiler, Thomas Frede (Arch Esp Urol, 200207-08)
robotics-telesurgery-telementoring-position-modern-urological.asp

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Curriculum enrichment with self-testing activities in development of fundamental movement skills of first-grade children in Greece.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of self-testing activities on the development of fundamental movement skills in first-grade children in Greece. Two groups of children were tested. The Control group (n = 23 children) received the ...
Dimitrios Karabourniotis, Christina Evaggelinou, George Tzetzis, Thomas Kourtessis (Percept Mot Skills, 200206)
curriculum-enrichment-self-testing-activities-development-fundamental.asp

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Learning preferences of paediatric intensive care nurses.

AIM: This paper reports the views of students on the teaching and learning strategies used in paediatric intensive care nursing courses. STUDY METHODS: Qualitative methods of data collection and analysis were used. A case study of one paediatric ...
Jaquelina Hewitt-Taylor, Dinah Gould (J Adv Nurs, 200205)
learning-preferences-paediatric-intensive-care-nurses.asp

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Real-time, evidence-based medicine instruction: a randomized controlled trial in a neonatal intensive care unit.

PURPOSE: The study assesses potential for improving residents evidence-based medicine searching skills in MEDLINE through real-time librarian instruction. SUBJECTS: Ten residents on a rotation in a neonatal intensive care unit participated. METHODOLOGY: ...
Doreen R Bradley, Gurpreet Kaur Rana, Patricia W Martin, Robert E Schumacher (J Med Libr Assoc, 200204)
real-time-evidence-based-medicine-instruction-randomized-controlled.asp

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Effect of verbal instructions and image size on visual search strategies in basketball free throw shooting.

We assessed the effects on basketball free throw performance of two types of verbal directions with an external attentional focus. Novices (n = 16) were pre-tested on free throw performance and assigned to two groups of similar ability (n = 8 in each). ...
Saleh A Al-Abood, Simon J Bennett, Francisco Moreno Hernandez, Derek Ashford, Keith Davids (J Sports Sci, 200203)
effect-verbal-instructions-image-size-visual-search-strategies.asp

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Development of transferable skills during short special study modules: students self-appraisal.

Special study modules (SSMs) were introduced into the Leeds undergraduate medical curriculum following recommendations by the General Medical Council (GMC). The main rationale behind such project work is to enable students to develop the skills and ...
Vikram Jha, Sean Duffy, Deborah Murdoch-Eaton (Med Teach, 200203)
development-transferable-skills-short-special-study-modules-students.asp

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Self-directed learning: looking at outcomes with medical students.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Self-directed learning (SDL) skills are thought to be associated with lifelong learning. This study assessed the degree of readiness for SDL in third-year medical students who participated in a problem-based learning (PBL) ...
Gurjeet S Shokar, Navkiran K Shokar, Cecilia M Romero, Robert J Bulik (Fam Med, 200203)
self-directed-learning-looking-outcomes-medical-students.asp

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Developing emergency nursing competence.

Developing and maintaining the competence emergency nurses need is an important function of emergency clinical nurse specialists (CNS), educators, and other members of the emergency department (ED) leadership team. A thorough orientation is the first and ...
Jean A Proehl (Nurs Clin North Am, 200203)
developing-emergency-nursing-competence.asp

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Using a self-learning module to teach nurses about caring for hospitalized children with tracheostomies.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of using a self-learning module (SLM) to teach nurses about caring for hospitalized children with tracheostomies. Data analysis using an independent samples t test showed that statistically ...
Jeanne M Kang (J Nurses Staff Dev, 200201-02)
self-learning-module-teach-nurses-caring-hospitalized-children.asp