The Effects of the Exposure to an Aromatic Environment on Students During University Engineering Final Exam – A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 182-187
Author(s):  
Gabriela G. Reyes-Zárate ◽  
Miguel X. Rodríguez-Paz ◽  
Jorge A. González-Mendívil
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Final Exam

scholarly journals The Effect of Team-Based Learning on Conventional Pathology Education to Improve Students’ Mastery of Pathology

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Du ◽  
Xuesong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Teaching Format ◽  
Team Based Learning ◽  
Pathology Education

In recent decades, traditional pathology education methodologies have been noticeably affected by new teaching approaches, including problem-based learning (PBL) and team-based learning (TBL). However, lack of outcome-based studies has hindered the extensive application of the TBL approach in the teaching of pathology in Chinese medical schools. In this study, a pilot TBL format on four topics in pathology was implemented in one session with medical students at Jinan University Medical School and the previous sessions of medical students were able to function as controls. The final exam scores of TBL participants were significantly higher than the scores for non-participants, indicating that the students demonstrated better academic performance at the end of the TBL class. In addition, the follow-up questionnaires revealed that the majority of the TBL participants spent more time studying and were actively and enthusiastically involved in TBL activities. The new teaching format also inspired teachers’ desire to lead discussions and administer quizzes instead of repeating rote didactics. Overall, this pilot study reveals that a combination of the TBL approach and traditional pathology theory can improve pathology education. 

scholarly journals Effect of Dog Presence on Stress Levels in Students under Psychological Strain: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2286
Author(s):  
Kristýna Machová ◽  
Radka Procházková ◽  
Mariana Vadroňová ◽  
Michaela Součková ◽  
Eliška Prouzová
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Pressure Gauge ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychological Strain ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Physiological Values

As university students face many stressful situations, especially during the examination period, this study focused on the use of animal-assisted activities (AAAs) with a dog as a means of relieving students’ stress before a final exam. The aim was to determine whether a 10-min interaction with a dog affected subjectively evaluated stress and mood, objective blood pressure, and heart rate. Ninety-three female students (mean age = 22.5 years; standard deviation = 3.8 years) were divided into three groups according to their preference. The first group underwent AAAs (n = 26), the second group chose a relaxation technique (n = 28), and the last one was a control group (n = 39). Physiological values were measured using a pressure gauge and the subjective feelings of stress and mood were evaluated by the Likert scale 1–5. The AAA group showed significant improvement after 10 min of interaction in both mood and stress, with no change in heart rate and blood pressure. The remaining groups showed a significant decrease in blood pressure, but not in heart rate, with different evaluations of mood and stress. AAAs with a dog appear to be effective in improving students’ mood and stress without affecting their physiological parameters.

How products induce regulatory fit: evidence from the health domain

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 441-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adilson Borges ◽  
Pierrick Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Product Category ◽  
Regulatory Fit ◽  
Motivational Orientation ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Product Categories ◽  
The Right

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test whether the simple exposure to different types of products can trigger different motivational orientation on consumers (prevention vs promotion), which in turn would match message frame and increase persuasion. Design/methodology/approach – Three experiments test whether exposure to product categories can trigger consumer’s regulatory focus orientation. Participants in the pilot study are students, while participants in the two other studies are consumers. Findings – A first pilot study randomly exposed participants to a product that could trigger promotion orientation (e.g. orange juice) versus a product that could trigger prevention orientation (e.g. sunscreen). Participants exposed to promotion (prevention) product suggest more promotion (prevention) strategies to reach a particular goal (preparing for their final exam). Study 2 shows that gain (vs loss)-framed messages using health appeals have better evaluations when featuring promotion (vs prevention) products. Study 3 generalizes these results using another sample and different product categories. Research limitations/implications – The paper uses some product categories and including other categories would increase external validity. Practical implications – The practical implication is to help marketers to choose the right health argument to match the product category they are trying to sell. Originality/value – Theoretically, the results from three studies show that exposure to products can temporarily trigger a consumer’s regulatory focus and that messages using health arguments that are consistent with this regulatory focus are more persuasive than those that are not. Managerially, these results help managers to adapt the right message in function of the product category.

Pilot study on criteria in cavity preparation-facts or artifacts?

1973 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Salvendy ◽  
WM Hinton ◽  
GW Ferguson ◽  
PR Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cavity Preparation

A Pilot Study of Early Storybook Reading With Babies With Hearing Loss

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 3397-3412
Author(s):  
Michelle I. Brown ◽  
David Trembath ◽  
Marleen F. Westerveld ◽  
Gail T. Gillon
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Eye Contact ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Storybook Reading ◽  
Book Selection ◽  
Turn Taking ◽  
Parent Child

Purpose This pilot study explored the effectiveness of an early storybook reading (ESR) intervention for parents with babies with hearing loss (HL) for improving (a) parents' book selection skills, (b) parent–child eye contact, and (c) parent–child turn-taking. Advancing research into ESR, this study examined whether the benefits from an ESR intervention reported for babies without HL were also observed in babies with HL. Method Four mother–baby dyads participated in a multiple baseline single-case experimental design across behaviors. Treatment effects for parents' book selection skills, parent–child eye contact, and parent–child turn-taking were examined using visual analysis and Tau-U analysis. Results Statistically significant increases, with large to very large effect sizes, were observed for all 4 participants for parent–child eye contact and parent–child turn-taking. Limited improvements with ceiling effects were observed for parents' book selection skills. Conclusion The findings provide preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of an ESR intervention for babies with HL for promoting parent–child interactions through eye contact and turn-taking.

Effect of billary sphincterotomy on serum lipid profile: A pilot study

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A576-A576
Author(s):  
E FOGEL ◽  
T IMPERIALE ◽  
B DEVERAUX ◽  
S SHERMAN ◽  
J WATKINS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Serum Lipid ◽  
Serum Lipid Profile
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