scholarly journals Incorporating Telementorship Into Laboratory Capacity Building Initiatives for Improved AMR Surveillance in Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s41-s42
Author(s):  
Martin Evans ◽  
Rajiha Abubeker ◽  
Surafel Fentaw Dinku ◽  
Thuria Adem ◽  
Abera Abdeta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Peer Learning ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Surveillance Network ◽  
Project Echo ◽  
Laboratory Capacity ◽  
Case Presentations

Background: In July 2017, recognizing the threat that antimicrobial resistance poses to the population, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) launched the Ethiopia AMR Surveillance Network at 4 sentinel laboratories. Simultaneously, laboratory capacity building was initiated to ensure the reporting of quality laboratory data to the surveillance system. One initiative, Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) was used to virtually connect subject matter experts with participating laboratories in remote settings to provide ongoing education and telementoring and to foster peer-to-peer learning and problem solving in microbiology. The 10-month project was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).Methods: Biweekly 1-hour sessions were held by ASM for 2 sentinel sites, Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital and the EPHI Clinical Microbiology and Mycology Laboratory, using a videoconferencing platform. Each virtual session consisted of a didactic session, a case presentation by a participating laboratory, open discussion and feedback. Case presentations focused on technical challenges and problems encountered in the preanalytical, analytical, and postanalytical phases of microbiology testing. Experts from CDC and ASM provided feedback along with a summation of key learning objectives. Sessions were recorded and post session reports were shared with participants. To assess participants’ baseline knowledge, a comprehensive pretest was administered prior to the first session. The same instrument was administered as a posttest 2 weeks after the final session. Unstructured interviews were also conducted to assess participants’ perceptions of the value of ECHO to their work. Results: Mean pretest scores were 69.25% and the posttest scores were 71.04%, a difference of 1.79% (P = NS). Participant interviews revealed perceived benefits of ECHO participation to include enhanced critical thinking and problem resolution in microbiology, increased communication and improved working relationships between participating sites, and improved understanding and application of CLSI standards. As a result of Ethiopia’s participation in Project ECHO, 23 case presentations have been added to ECHO Box, a resource bank and web portal, which allows members of the ECHO community to share and access didactics, documents, and learning materials. Conclusions: Despite minimal difference between pretest and posttest scores, the Project ECHO experience of virtual case-based learning and collaborative problem solving has encouraged critical thinking, peer-to-peer learning, networking among participants, and has provided microbiologists with the resources for improved bacterial isolation, identification, and antibiotic susceptibility testing. The lessons learned could be applied as this project is expanded to additional laboratories in the AMR Surveillance Network.Funding: NoneDisclosures: None

Online Critical Thinking in Problem-Solving Groups

2011 ◽  
pp. 1348-1356
Author(s):  
Deana L. Molinari ◽  
Alice E. Dupler
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Collaborative Problem ◽  
Social Negotiations

There are many different definitions of critical thinking (CT). Some type of the concept is taught in all higher education disciplines. Academia teaches teamwork and critical thinking (Cathcart & Samovar, 1992) because the professional world requires small-group decision making (Jonassen & Kwon, 2001). Critical thinking is taught by precept and practice (Facione, 1995; Wilkinson, 2001; Winningham, 2000). Constructivists recommend dialogue because meaningful discussion enhances experiential learning through social negotiations and reflection (Vrasidas & McIsaac, 1999). Collaborative problem solving is often utilized in nursing education to increase critical thinking (Collis, Andernach, & Van Diepen, 1997; Cragg, 1991; Crooks, Klein, Savenye, & Leader, 1998; Krothe, Pappas, & Adair, 1996).

scholarly journals Collaborative Problem Solving Methods towards Critical Thinking

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khoo Yin Yin ◽  
Abdul Ghani Kanesan Abdullah ◽  
Naser Jamil Alazidiyeen
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Collaborative Problem

scholarly journals THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES BASED COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING TO IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-186
Author(s):  
Atiek Winarti ◽  
Ani Rahmini ◽  
Almubarak Almubarak
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Collaborative Problem ◽  
Chi Square Test

KEEFEKTIFAN COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING BERBASIS MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITISAbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui keefektifan strategi Collaborative Problem Solving berbasis Multiple Intelligences (CPS-MI) dalam meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis, kecerdasan logis matematis, dan penguasaan konsep kimia peserta didik, serta mengetahui hubungan antara berpikir kritis, kecerdasan logis matematis dengan penguasaan konsep kimia. Metode penelitian menggunakan desain pre-test-post test control group. Sampel terdiri atas 93 peserta didik kelompok eksperimen dan 90 peserta didik kelompok kontrol dari tiga SMA di Kota Banjarmasin yang dipilih melalui metode stratified random sampling. Kelompok eksperimen menerapkan strategi CPS-MI, sedangkan kelompok kontrol menerapkan pembelajaran konvensional. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Test, angket multiple intelligences, lembar observasi, dan tes penguasaan konsep Hidrolisis garam. Data penelitian dianalisis menggunakan teknik persentase, chi square test, Anava satu jalur, dan uji korelasi ganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa strategi CPS-MI efektif dalam meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis, kecerdasan logis matematis dan penguasaan konsep kimia. Berdasarkan temuan ini strategi CPS-MI efektif diterapkan sebagai alternatif meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis dan kecerdasan logis matematis peserta didik. AbstractThis study was aimed at determining the effectiveness of Multiple Intelligences based Collaborative Problem-Solving (MI-CPS) strategy in improving students' critical thinking skills, mathematical logical intelligence, and chemical concept mastery, as well as knowing the relationship between critical thinking, mathematical logical intelligence, and chemical concept mastery. The study used a pretest-posttest control group design. The sample consisted of 93 experimental group students and 90 control group students from three high schools in Banjarmasin. The samples were selected through a stratified random sampling method. The experimental group applied the MI-CPS strategy, while the control group applied conventional learning. The instruments used were Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Test, multiple intelligences questionnaire, observation sheet, and mastery test concept of salt hydrolysis. The research data were analyzed using percentage techniques, chi-square test, one-way ANAVA, and multiple correlation tests. The results show that the MI-CPS strategy is effective in improving critical thinking skills, mathematical logical intelligence, and mastery of chemical concepts. Based on these findings, the MI-CPS strategy is effectively applied as an alternative to improving students' critical thinking skills and mathematical logical intelligence.

scholarly journals Critical Thinking and Collaborative Problem-Solving for Improving Education Performance – Case Study Thermal Retrofit to Ensure Health and Wellbeing of Historic Built Environment in Lebanon

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Khaled El-Daghar
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Collaborative Problem ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Education Performance

The global ecological crisis is an indispensable issue that needs to be solved. The importance of developing critical thinking and communication skills in teaching-learning methods will help to enhance education performance; as well, the students would become informed participants in environmental decision-making. Lebanon is suffering from multiple ecological problems due to the environmental mismanagement, particularly energy problems. For this reason, training the Lebanese students mainly in architecture schools should to think critically about environmental issues, and using collaborative problem-solving as one of teaching-learning methods and techniques, which will be directly reflected in finding solutions to the problem under investigation. The researcher aims to experiment and apply this method in a history of architecture class at faculty of architecture, to improve the environmental quality of health and wellbeing in historical built environment. This will increase the awareness for conservation aspects of architectural heritage in students, on the one hand. In addition to spread the spirit of teamwork, to facilitate the concept of integrated design process between the different disciplines when practicing professional life, on the other hand. Therefore, the study aims to produce a new methodology for integrating teaching-learning method in architecture, presenting various international attempts of thermal retrofit in historical built environment, guiding the architectural students to follow the same approach of such projects, which will save energy in a country that has a major problem in electricity. The case study is based on a real problem in a realistic situation in Tripoli old Souks at north Lebanon, in which the instructor and the students will analyze and propose some solutions of building thermal retrofit within this historical context, using collaborative problem-solving strategy that could clarifying its reversal extent on the validity of health and wellbeing with the continuity of conserving the architectural heritage.

Creative Problem Solving in Public School Supervision

1989 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Shapiro ◽  
Nelson Moses
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Cognitive Learning ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
The Public ◽  
School Supervision ◽  
Team Functioning

This article presents a practical and collegial model of problem solving that is based upon the literature in supervision and cognitive learning theory. The model and the procedures it generates are applied directly to supervisory interactions in the public school environment. Specific principles of supervision and related recommendations for collaborative problem solving are discussed. Implications for public school supervision are addressed in terms of continued professional growth of both supervisees and supervisors, interdisciplinary team functioning, and renewal and retention of public school personnel.

Assessing Collaborative Behavior in Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Krkovic ◽  
Sascha Wüstenberg ◽  
Samuel Greiff
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Seventh Graders ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Personality Tests ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Knowledge Application ◽  
Computer Agent ◽  
Collaborative Behavior ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Abstract. Skilful collaborative problem-solving is becoming increasingly important in various life areas. However, researchers are still seeking ways to assess and foster this skill in individuals. In this study, we developed a computer-assisted assessment for collaborative behavior (COLBAS) following the experiment-based assessment of behavior approach (objective personality tests; Cattell, 1958 ). The instrument captures participants’ collaborative behavior in problem-solving tasks using the MicroDYN approach while participants work collaboratively with a computer-agent. COLBAS can thereby assess problem-solving and collaborative behavior expressed through communication acts. To investigate its validity, we administered COLBAS to 483 German seventh graders along with MicroDYN as a measure of individual problem-solving skills and questions regarding the motivation to collaborate. A latent confirmatory factor analysis suggested a five-dimensional construct with two problem-solving dimensions (knowledge acquisition and knowledge application) and three collaboration dimensions (questioning, asserting, and requesting). The results showed that extending MicroDYN to include collaborative aspects did not considerably change the measurement of problem-solving. Finally, students who were more motivated to collaborate interacted more with the computer-agent but also obtained worse problem-solving results.

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