scholarly journals 222 Simulation Training in Aesthetic Medicine; A Safe, Effective and Ethically Sound Modality to Teach Basic and Advanced Aesthetic Interventions

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
X Chalhoub ◽  
A Ghanem
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
Botulinum Toxin Type A ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Confidence Score ◽  
Botulinum Toxin Type ◽  
Control Group ◽  
High Fidelity ◽  
Aesthetic Medicine ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test

Abstract Introduction The role of high-fidelity prosthetic simulation models for Botulinum Toxin Type A (BoNT-A) and cross-linked Hyaluronic Acid dermal fillers (HA) was evaluated and its efficacy and safety discussed in addition to its ethical and cost-effective advantages. Method The experiment group (N = 26) included a high-fidelity simulation silicone head to inject as part of dexterity training prior to injecting live adult voluntary models. The control group (N = 8) had only live adult voluntary models for the practical session. Pre-test and post-test of self- assessment of procedure competence and confidence to perform the procedure unaided was evaluated using a modified reflective CEX. Results The average competency and confidence pre-test for score for students was (mean±SD) 7.2±4.6 and 2.9±2.9 respectively. The post-test scores rose to 15.8± 2.5 and 7.8±1.5. The improved competency and confidence score were statistically significant (p < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference of pre-test or post-test scores between the experimental and control group. Conclusions High fidelity synthetic simulation models allow novice practitioners to improve pre-procedure counselling, technical skills, management plan and follow up as well as confidence to perform the procedure effectively. We therefore recommend this method as a first-line training model in aesthetic medicine.

scholarly journals Manipulative Approach In Teaching Fractions

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-447
Author(s):  
Rea C. Parungao
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Number Line ◽  
Virtual Manipulatives ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Teaching Fractions ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed to determine the effects of using manipulatives in teaching fractions.   Quasi- experimental method of research was used in this study. It was conducted during the first quarter of S.Y. 2019-2020 among the respondents were randomly selected. Two sections of Arayat National High School were the respondents of the study. The control group was the 7-Rosal while the 7-Sampaguita was the experimental group. Both groups were given a pretest prior to the discussion about fractions and a posttest after instruction using the traditional method (control group) and the use of manipulatives (experimental group). The results were then evaluated, analysed through SPSS, and interpreted. Mean, t-test and ANCOVA were utilized to analyze and interpret the data. This study found out that the post-test scores of the respondents from the two groups improved in comparison to their pre-test scores.  The mean pretest and mean posttest scores of both groups showed significant difference. The results showed that the use of virtual manipulatives in converting fractions to decimals had significant difference compared the use of the traditional method. On the contrary, teaching fractions on a number line did not have significant difference. Out of the four operations on fractions, three showed that the use of concrete manipulatives was highly effective. This study recommends that teachers must test the prior knowledge of their students before discussing about fractions to determine the students’ strengths and weaknesses. Although both traditional method and the manipulative approach showed improvement on the post-test results in teaching fractions, still, teachers are encouraged to use manipulatives in teaching fractions to improve students’ performance. It is important for teachers to provide their students opportunities for hands-on manipulation of objects in order to grasp the concepts of fractions more easily. Lastly, teachers must develop the use of concrete and virtual manipulatives in teaching fractions to promote active learning that can enhance students’ mathematics performance and can help them to realize that mathematics is an enjoyable subject.

An evaluation of the Missouri public high school personal finance course graduation requirement : is there a transfer of knowledge?

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
James Simmerman
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Personal Finance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Public High School ◽  
Graduation Requirement ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This researcher performed an evaluation of the Missouri public high school personal finance graduation requirement. Sophomore, junior, and senior students at a Missouri public high school were given a pre-test and post-test consisting of 31 questions related to financial literacy topics. The students consisted of treatment group that was completing a personal finance class and a control group of students taking other business classes. The testing instrument used was the Jumpstart Coalition Survey of Personal Financial Literacy and the 31 questions were broken into four sub-scores within the realm of financial literacy (income, money management, credit and spending, and savings and investing). The study showed that the treatment group had a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test in the areas of money management, credit and spending as well as the overall score with the post-test scores being higher than the pre-test scores. There was also a statistically significant difference in the knowledge gained between the treatment group and the control group in the area of credit and spending as well as the overall score. There were no statistically significant differences in knowledge gained found in the demographic areas of gender, socioeconomic status (measured by how students paid for lunch), or grade level. These findings help support the idea that the current personal finance class is working across all demographics in most areas of financial literacy and could be implemented as a model for other school districts. Future research in this area should consider various items such as expanding the sample base, performing a longitudinal study, and considering the effects of age on one's ability to comprehend financial knowledge.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness Of Classroom Discussion In Improving English Speaking Skill Among The Students Of SMP N 3 Depok

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
Agustinus Hary Setyawan
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Classroom Discussion ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Experimental Group

The objective of the research is to investigate whether or not there is a significant difference in the mastery of the speaking skill between the students who are taught by using classroom discussion and those who are taught without using classroom discussion. This study is a quasi-experimental study employing two groups. The experimental group is 8A and the control group is 8C. The data were collected by using an achievement test. The data of both pre-test and post-test scores from the control and experimental groups were analyzed by using inferential statistics. To test the hypothesis, the researcher used t-test to find out the differences of speaking skill mastery achievement between control and experimental groups. The result of post-test indicates that t o is higher than the t value at the significance level of 5%, i.e. 2.106<2.000. The level significance is 0.037. It is lower than 0.05. It was found that the mean of the post-test scores and gained scores of the experimental group were higher than that of the control group. The standard deviation of the experimental group decreases from 7.30 to 6.92 or the scores of the experimental group from pre-test to post-test are more homogenous. While, the standard deviation of the control group increases from 7.53 to 8.36 or the scores of the control group from pre-test to post-test are more heterogeneous. Besides, the mean of experimental group increases 207% from the standard deviation of the pre-test. While the mean of the control group also increases 147% from the standard deviation of the pre-test. It is found that classroom discussion is effective in improving English learning achievement in student’s mastery of speaking and there is a significant difference in between the both class.

scholarly journals Using Anagram Technique to Develop Students’ Vocabulary Mastery to the Seventh Grade Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-96
Author(s):  
Indrawati Indrawati ◽  
Febya Resti
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Result Analysis ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract The research problems of this study were (1) to find out the application of anagram technique in improving student’s vocabulary mastery and (2) to know whether there was a significant difference in vocabulary mastery between the experimental group where the anagram technique was implemented and the control group which no treatment was given during the experiment.  In this study, the writer used the quantitative method with quasi experimental group design. The samples of this study consisted of 36 students of VII E as Experimental Group and 36 students of VII F as Control Group taken from the second year students of seven classes of MTs N Pangkalpinang. The result of the test was analyzed by using statistical analysis of Paired sample t-test and Independent sample t-test. Based on the result analysis, there were two major findings, namely (1) the implementation of Anagram technique in developing students’ vocabulary mastery was successful and the result of difference analysis in post-test of experimental and control group showed that the value of t-obtained was 3.488 which was higher than t-table 2.03 (at the significant level p<0.05 in two tailed testing with degree of freedom 70). The result of this study showed when the means of the post tests between the two classes were compared, the post-test scores were better than the pre-test scores (43.31)for the experimental group (80.89).     

scholarly journals A risk-stratified approach toward safely resuming OnabotulinumtoxinA injections based on dosing and ambulatory status in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy during the Coronavirus pandemic of 2019 (COVID-19)

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-279
Author(s):  
Matthew J. McLaughlin ◽  
Mark T. Fisher ◽  
Sathya Vadivelu ◽  
Justin Ramsey ◽  
Denesh Ratnasingam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Botulinum Toxin Type A ◽  
Retrospective Chart Review ◽  
Botulinum Toxin Type ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Classification Score ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Inpatient Hospitalizations

PURPOSE: After the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic of 2019–2020 (COVID-19), physicians who inject OnabotulinumtoxinA (BoNT-A) were left with determining risks and benefits in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy. Many of these patients have pre-existing conditions that make them more prone to COVID-19 symptoms, and this susceptibility potentially increases after BoNT-A injections. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of 500 patients identified 256 pediatric patients with cerebral palsy who received an intramuscular BoNT-A injection to determine relative doses used for each Gross Motor Functional Classification Score (GMFCS). Data regarding age, weight, GMFCS, BoNT-A total body dosage, and inpatient hospitalizations for 6 months post-injection were collected. Differences between GMFCS levels were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance testing. Inpatient hospitalizations were recorded and assessed using relative risk to determine the population risk of hospitalization in the setting of initiating injections during the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: Based on GMFCS level, patients who were GMFCS I or II received fewer units of BoNT-A medication per kilogram of body weight compared to GMFCS III–V (p< 0.0005, F= 25.38). There was no statistically significant difference in frequency or time to hospitalization when comparing patients receiving BoNT-A compared to a control group. CONCLUSIONS: Resumption of BoNT-A injections during the time of COVID-19 requires a systematic approach based on risks and potential benefits. Data from this analysis does not show increased risk for patients who received injections historically; however, recommendations for resumption of injections has not previously been proposed in the setting of a pandemic. In this manuscript, a tiered approach to considerations for injections was proposed. Botulinum toxin type A injections have a history of improving spasticity in the pediatric patient with cerebral palsy. Ensuring appropriate selection of patients for injection with BoNT-A during this pandemic is increasingly important.

scholarly journals THE EFFECTS OF PROBLEM BASED LEARNING WITH COOPERATIVE LEARNING ON PRESCHOOLERS’ SCIENTIFIC CREATIVITY

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nyet Moi Siew ◽  
Mui Ken Chin ◽  
Agnis Sombuling
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Scientific Creativity ◽  
Test Form ◽  
Premature Closure ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test

This research aimed to determine the effects of Problem based learning (PBL) with cooperative learning (CL) and ‘Numbered Heads Together’ (NHT) on preschoolers’ five trait dimensions of scientific creativity: Fluency, Originality, Elaboration, Abstractness of title, and Resistance to premature closure. A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group design was employed in the research. The sample consisted of 216 six-year-old preschoolers from three randomly selected preschools and assigned to PBL-CL‘NHT’ (n=72), PBL (n=72), and hands-on (TG) (n=72) instructional methods. The Figural Scientific Creativity Test was used as the pre-test (Form A) and post-test (Form B). Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) was conducted on the post-test scores with pre-test scores as the covariates to determine whether a significant difference existed across the three methods. The results indicated that preschoolers taught in the PBL-CL‘NHT’ method significantly outperformed their peers in the PBL method who, in turn, significantly outperformed their peers in the TG method in Fluency, Originality, Elaboration, Abstractness of title, and Resistance to premature closure. Large effect sizes were obtained for comparing PBL-CL ‘NHT’ with PBL and TG method. The findings suggest that the PBL-CL ‘NHT’ method has a significant positive impact on fostering preschoolers’ five trait dimensions of scientific creativity. Key words: cooperative learning, preschoolers, problem based learning, scientific creativity, trait dimensions.

scholarly journals The Effect of Employing Electronic Static Infographic Technology on Developing University Students’ Comprehension of Instructional Design Concepts and ICT Literacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Abdulmajid Alsaadoun
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
University Students ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ict Literacy ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Support Students ◽  
Experimental Group

The current study examined the effectiveness of the use of electronic static infographic (information graphic) technology to support university students’ learning, to develop their comprehension of instructional design concepts and to improve their Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy. The researcher used an experimental design in which 64 students in an instructional design course in the second semester of the 2019-2020 were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group. The students in the experimental group received treatment on instructional design concepts and ICT literacy with the aid of electronic static infographic technology while the students in the control group received instruction about the same topic using regular method of instruction without the aid of electronic static infographic technology. Pretest and post-tests were administrated for the students in the two groups. Analysis of the pretest and post-test scores revealed that the implementation of electronic static infographic to support students’ learning contributed considerably in developing comprehension of instructional design concepts. There was significant difference at the level (0.05) between the post-test scores of the control and experimental groups with the benefit going to the experimental group. Based on the findings, the current study recommends the use of electronic static infographic technology to support students’ learning in teaching instructional design courses.

scholarly journals ANATOMY PRACTICAL EXAMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 1774-1779
Author(s):  
Brekhna Jamil ◽  
Shamilah Hafizi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Academic Scores

Objectives: To determine the effect of guided and minimally guided teachingmethods in acquiring practical skills in anatomy in Peshawar Medical College. Study Design:A randomized control trial. Setting: Peshawar Medical College, Peshawar. Period: March 2016to August 2016. Methods: 80 students of 2nd year MBBS who gave consent to participate in thestudy. Students were divided into control & intervention group. Each of the group consisted of40 students, respectively. OSPE was used as the tool of assessment in this study. Students ofboth groups appeared in Pre-test OSPE after which controlled group was given 2 weeks timeand were minimally guided for the selected anatomy dissection topics, however, interventiongroup spent 2 weeks under direct instruction and guidance of their teacher who was teachingthem in dissection classes the same topics. Post- test was carried out after the completion of the2 weeks time for both the groups. Cross over of the groups was done to minimize bias. Results:There were 20 males and 20 females in the intervention group that were matched according togender and academic performance with the control group. Pre-test scores of the control groupand the intervention groups were 6.15±2.69 and 5.05±1.75 respectively. The post test scoresof control and the intervention groups were (18.95±2.64 SD) and (19.20±2.25SD) respectively.Independent sample t test was applied to academic scores of OSPE of both the groups. Pvalue of 0.351 depicts that there was no significant difference between academic scores of boththe groups taught by guided and minimally guided teaching respectively. Thereby deducingthat guided and minimally guided are both good teaching and learning strategies. Further,paired sample t test was applied within respective groups to find out the difference in academicperformance between pre and post OSPE test scores, p value of <0.007 & 0,031 was obtainedrespectively which was signifying & further proving that both teaching methodologies werecomparable. Conclusion: It is concluded that guided and minimally guided teaching strategiesare equally effective in small group anatomy classes.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF USING CONCEPT MAPS AS ADVANCE ORGANIZERS IN ENGLISH LESSONS ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (50) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Concept Maps ◽  
Meaningful Learning ◽  
Advance Organizers ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Experimental Group

Meaningful learning is a learning model developed by Ausubel (1960). This learning model is based on expository teaching and advance organizers play an important role in it. In this study, concept maps are used as advance organizers. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the academic success of the experimental group in which advance organizers are used differs from the control group and whether there is a relationship between academic success and gender. The study was conducted with 56 undergraduate students who are in their first year at a private university in Istanbul in the academic year of 2019-2020. In the study which is carried out by using quasi-experimental design with pre-test post-test control group, there is 1 experimental group with 28 students, and 1 control group with 28 students. The treatment was applied for 6 weeks. In the experimental group, the lessons were taught by using concept maps as advance organizers. In the control group, traditional method was used. Data were collected using the multiple choice test formed by the researcher with 40 questions as pre-test and post-test. As a result of the data analysis done by SPSS 24 package program, no significant difference was found between pre-test scores of the two groups. A significant difference was found between post-test scores of the groups in favor of the experimental group. However, no significant difference was found between academic success and gender. Keywords: Meaningful learning, advance organizers, concept map, academic success

scholarly journals BAŞLANGIÇ KEMAN EĞİTİMİNDE KULAKTAN ÖĞRETİMİN GÖRSEL VE İŞİTSEL REAKSİYON ZAMANINA ETKİSİ

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-277
Author(s):  
Canan Erten ◽  
Şeyda Çilden
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group Model ◽  
Dominant Hand ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the effect of the learning by ear method on the duration of visual and auditory reaction in initial violin education. In the study, pre-test post-test control group model was used from real test models. In the implementation process, the violin lesson in the experimental group was processed without notes based on the learning by ear method, in the Control Group lessons processed using the note. SPSS program was used in the analysis of the data obtained as the result of the measurements. When the findings obtained from the study were evaluated statistically, there was a statistically significant difference (p<0.5). between the reaction time pre-test - post-test scores of all the variables of the test group. While there was no statistically significant difference (p<0.5). between the pre-test and post-test scores of dominant hand-auditory reaction time for the control group; a statistically significant difference was found between pre-test and post-test scores for the other eight variables (p<0.5). When we look at the final tests of both groups, there was a significant difference (p=.008) in favor of the experimental group, as opposed to expected, only between the points related to the left-hand visual reaction time.

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