scholarly journals Learning and Development of Diagnostic Reasoning in Occupational Therapy Undergraduate Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Pedro Moruno-Miralles ◽  
Adriana Reyes-Torres ◽  
Miguel-Ángel Talavera-Valverde ◽  
Ana-Isabel Souto-Gómez ◽  
Luis-Javier Márquez-Álvarez
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Problem Formulation ◽  
Diagnostic Reasoning ◽  
Occupational Performance ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
The University

Background/Aim. One way to facilitate occupational therapy undergraduate students transferring their academic skills of data gathering and analysis to professional settings is to ensure they can competently use diagnostic reasoning. Nevertheless, there are several obvious gaps in empirical evidence related to the learning and development of this style of reasoning in occupational therapy undergraduates. The most important are related to promoting higher-order thinking and the use of information to solve problems in the context of professional practice. This study analyses undergraduates’ diagnostic reasoning and its changes during their education. Materials and Methods. This multicentre study was conducted with a descriptive observational design. The study took place at the University of Coruña (Spain), University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), and University of el Valle (Colombia). The sample was n=247. For data collection, a clinical case was specifically designed. IBM SPSS Statistics (v19) and EPIDAT 3.1 were used for the data analysis. Results. Participants identified and categorized occupational performance problems. However, they had difficulties when identifying and categorizing the occupational performance components (specifically, the symptoms and signs of the disease presented in the study case). They presented limitations to analyse and synthesize the information collected to develop an explanation of the occupational problems and their causes. Conclusions. Undergraduate students’ ability to analyse and synthesize information during data collection is poorly organized, so it makes the problem formulation difficult. This study contributes to the knowledge of undergraduates’ diagnostic reasoning features, specifically the undergraduate students’ capacities and limits to process information during the occupational assessment.

scholarly journals Teaching quality: The satisfaction of university students with their professors

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 304-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia María Ruiz Esteban ◽  
Jesús Santos del Cerro
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Quality Teaching ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Ongoing Training ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
Tree Models ◽  
The University

Desde hace casi un siglo la preocupación de las universidades sobre la satisfacción de los estudiantes con la calidad de la docencia recibida se ha ido incrementando. La revisión de la literatura permite clasificar los atributos de una docencia de calidad en tres grandes tipos de competencias: pedagógicas, genéricas y disciplinares. El objetivo de este trabajo es señalar las variables, que a juicio de los estudiantes, más influyen en la satisfacción del alumnado con la calidad de la docencia. Los participantes fueron 476 estudiantes del grado de Administración y Dirección de Empresas de la Universidad Castilla La Mancha. Se utilizó un cuestionario construido ad hoc para valorar la satisfacción de los estudiantes con la docencia. Se utilizaron pruebas paramétricas (Análisis de Regresión Logística) y no paramétricas (árbol de decisión). Nuestros datos indican que si el profesor explica con claridad, se preocupa por averiguar si los conceptos explicados han sido entendidos y prepara sus clases la valoración sobre la calidad de su docencia será muy satisfactoria. El identificar los atributos de una docencia de calidad permitirá a las universidades elaborar planes de formación inicial y permanente de su profesorado teniendo presente el papel crucial que juegan las competencias genéricas, pedagógicas y disciplinares en la interacción profesor-estudiante. For almost a century now, the concern of universities about student satisfaction with teaching quality has been increasing. A literature review has enabled the attributes of quality teaching to be classified into three main types: pedagogical, generic, and disciplinary. The aim of this paper is to identify the variables that, in the opinion of students, most influence student satisfaction regarding teaching quality. A total of 476 undergraduate students participated from Business Administration and Management of the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). An ad hoc questionnaire was used to assess student satisfaction with teaching. Parametric (Logistic Regression Analysis) and non-parametric (Decision Tree) models were used. Our data indicate that if the professor explains the subject clearly, is concerned to find out whether the explanations have been understood, and carefully prepares the classes; the teaching-quality assessment will be very satisfactory. The identification of the attributes of quality teaching will enable universities to draw up initial and ongoing training plans for their teaching staff, bearing in mind the crucial role played by generic, pedagogical, and disciplinary competences in professor-student interaction.

Knowledge about Pain among Newly Graduated Occupational Therapists: Relevance for Curriculum Development

1999 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 221-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Strong ◽  
Leigh Tooth ◽  
Anita Unruh
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Pharmacological Management ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Occupational Therapy Students ◽  
Pain Knowledge ◽  
The University

In recent years there has been a growing awareness amongst health professionals of the need to prepare undergraduate students more adequately for practice with clients who have pain. Occupational therapists have a central role in enabling such clients to have productive lives despite pain. In this study, an examination was made of the adequacy of preparation for pain practice in graduates from one Australian occupational therapy curriculum. Recent occupational therapy graduates from the University of Queensland, Australia, who responded to a postal survey, obtained an overall 53% correct response rate to a 69-item pain knowledge and attitudes questionnaire. Results indicated the need for further education in this area, especially in the areas of pharmacological management, and pain assessment and measurement. These results were comparable to those obtained from final year occupational therapy students at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia prior to undertaking an elective course about pain. Follow-up interviews with a number of new graduates supported the inclusion of an elective pain course in the undergraduate occupational therapy curriculum at the University of Queensland in Australia.

scholarly journals Praça adaptada de um centro de reabilitação em Pelotas/RS: a visão de profissionais e estagiários atuantes no local / An adapted square in a rehabilitation center in Pelotas/RS: the view of professionals and trainees working there

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-181
Author(s):  
Franciele Costa Berní ◽  
Nicole Ruas Guarany
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Rehabilitation Center ◽  
Occupational Performance ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Human Occupation ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Teaching Resource ◽  
The Individual

O terapeuta ocupacional é o profissional que estuda a ocupação humana, intervindo no desempenho das habilidades físicas, mentais, sociais e ambientais de cada indivíduo, a fim de proporcionar a participação deste nas atividades em casa, na escola e no trabalho. O brincar favorece a intervenção terapêutica e está presente em diversos contextos da vida das crianças e adolescentes, inclusive no contexto de uma praça adaptada. Desta forma, este estudo tem como objetivo verificar a percepção de profissionais de um centro de reabilitação de crianças e adolescentes com deficiência, e estagiários de Terapia Ocupacional, sobre a utilização de uma praça adaptada como um recurso terapêutico e de recreação. Para isto, identificou-se uma amostra composta por 20 sujeitos, de ambos os sexos. Foram utilizados dois questionários semiestruturados para coleta dos dados, ambos com a mesma finalidade, porém com linguagens adaptadas a cada área de atuação. A partir disto, constatou-se idade média de 33 anos, e diferenças nas respostas dos profissionais e estagiários em relação as atividades e objetivos propostos na praça adaptada, bem como na identificação desta como um recurso terapêutico. Todos os pesquisados qualificaram a praça como importante para instituição. Este estudo identificou que a praça adaptada é um ambiente utilizado como recurso terapêutico/pedagógico pelos sujeitos, porém, ainda é uma área inovadora para a Terapia Ocupacional, a qual busca aprimorar o desempenho ocupacional dos indivíduos. No entanto, são necessários novos estudos que possam auxiliar na fidedignidade destes resultados, e evidenciar as possibilidades de atuação do terapeuta ocupacional neste âmbito. Abstract An occupational therapist is a professional who studies human occupation by intervening in the performance of physical, mental, social and environmental skills of each subject in order to provide their participation in activities at home, at school and at work. The act of playing helps therapeutic treatment and it is in several contexts of children's and teenagers' lives including the context of an adapted square. Based on that, this study aims to check the professionals' and Occupational Therapy trainees' perception about the use of an adapted square as a therapeutic and recreational resource in a rehabilitation center for disabled children and teenagers. A sample with twenty subjects, both men and women, was used. Two semi-structured questionnaires were used for data collection. Both of them had the same aims but they had adapted language to each area of work. The professionals and trainees were thirty-three years old on average. There were differences in the professionals' and trainees' answers about the activities and aims proposed for the adapted square and if it really was a therapeutic resource. Every researcher agreed that the square was important to the institution. This study identified that the adapted square is a place used by the subjects as a therapeutic/teaching resource. However, it is a new area in Occupational Therapy which aims to improve the individual occupational performance. New studies are necessary to help the results of this work emphasizing the occupational therapists' work possibilities in this area.Key words: Resource, Occupational Performance, Occupational Therapy.

scholarly journals “Reading Habits and their Influence on Academic Achievement among Students at Asia Pacific International University, Thailand.”

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1469-1495
Author(s):  
Sasikala Balan ◽  
Josephine Esther Katenga ◽  
Amanda Simon
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Matrix Analysis ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
International University ◽  
The University

Introduction: The study examined reading habits and their influence on academic achievement among students at Asia-Pacific International University (AIU), Thailand. Literature shows there is a decline in reading habits among students. Distractions from technology and social media result in a lack of interest in reading. Therefore, the objectives of this research were: a) to examine the reading habits of students at AIU; b) to discover the level of student academic achievement, and c) to determine the relationship between reading habits and academic achievement. Method: As a quantitative survey research design, the selection of 250 AIU undergraduate students was done using a convenience sampling method.  These individuals responded to a survey questionnaire, which was the only data gathering instrument for the study. To analyze the data, a Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Multiple regression and Correlation Matrix analysis was conducted to check the influence of reading habits on academic achievement. Result: Among the five variables, the study confirmed that the purpose of reading has a significant relationship with academic achievement. The findings also indicate that the majority of the respondents value the importance of reading but have low reading habits.  Discussion:  Based on the findings of this study, educators in institutions should encourage students to read while in class and, parents should familiarize reading to their children at home from a very young age. Policymakers should facilitate and avail good, interesting reading materials to students through their educational organizations. Finally, the researcher recommends that further research should find about the factors that hinder students reading habits and it’s to impact their academic achievement within the university or the region to bring awareness among students to become competent with their language skills and academic achievement, in Thailand.

scholarly journals The Role of Higher Education in Development of Entrepreneurial Competencies: Some Insights from Castilla-La Mancha University in Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ángela González Moreno ◽  
Llanos López Muñoz ◽  
Rosario Pérez Morote
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
The Third ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
The University ◽  
A Company ◽  
Ongoing Project

This study presents an analysis of the entrepreneurial competences of second- and fourth-year undergraduate students at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), under the framework of the Entrepreneurial Teachers Network, an ongoing project at this institution. The analysis of a sample of 1874 students identified three profiles of competences of students at the UCLM. The first profile is related to competences in performing and resolving activities, the second is related to risk aversion and uncertainty management and the third is associated with the capacity for teamwork. Furthermore, it was found that the competences related to implementing and performing activities significantly influence job creation as they exhibit a positive relationship with the intention of creating a company in the first three years after graduation. Emotion-related competences also exhibit a significant effect on entrepreneurial intention, although this association is negative. Finally, relation-based competences were found to have no impact on entrepreneurial intention.

scholarly journals Internalızatıon of Islamıc Values on Undergraduate Students Through The Baıtul Arqam

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Noor Amirudin ◽  
Hasan Basri
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Data Reduction ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
The University ◽  
Islamic Values

The purpose of this study is to find out the Islamic values internalized to the University of Muhammadiyah Gresik students who take Baitul Arqam and to find out the factors that influence the internalization of Islamic values to the University of Muhammadiyah Gresik (UMG) students who take Baitul Arqam. This study employed a qualitative approach that used observations, interviews, and documentation in data collection. The data was analyzed qualitatively through data reduction, data presentation, and verification. This research found that the internalization of Islamic values through the Baitul Arqam considered successful, in terms of cultivating morality, such as respecting lecturers and parents, the morals of fellow human beings, morals in doing daily interaction (mu’āmalah), as well as morality in worship. Supporting activities such as compulsory congregational prayers, sunnah prayers, and reciting Quran is also very important. Yet, there still needs to be a harder effort to motivate students to join Baitul Arqam wholeheartedly (ikhlās). Since this is a basis to gain knowledge according to Islamic perspectives.

scholarly journals Analysis of Occupational Balance and Its Relation to Problematic Internet Use in University Occupational Therapy Students

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 197
Author(s):  
Alejandro Romero-Tébar ◽  
Marta Rodríguez-Hernández ◽  
Antonio Segura-Fragoso ◽  
Pablo A. Cantero-Garlito
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
University Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Average Score ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Occupational Therapy Students ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
The University

(1) Objective: to explore and describe the relationship between the occupational balance of university students taking a Degree in Occupational Therapy and the problematic use of the Internet and how these, in turn, favour or not the appearance of phubbing behaviour which involves “a behaviour that happens when an individual looks at his mobile phone during a conversation with other individuals, escaping from interpersonal communication”. (2) Methods: this is a quantitative descriptive study of an observational and cross-sectional nature, not experimental. The Spanish version of the Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ-E), the Internet Addiction Test and the Phubbing Scale were used for data collection. 192 university students taking the Degree in Occupational Therapy of the University of Castilla–La Mancha participated (168 women and 24 men). (3) Results: the average score obtained in the OBQ-E was 38.7, indicating a moderate occupational balance; and (4) Conclusions: occupational therapy students from the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Castilla–La Mancha have a moderate occupational balance. Furthermore, this is negatively related to both problematic Internet use and phubbing, so a higher occupational balance indicates less Internet addiction and less phubbing.

scholarly journals Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes Towards Learning English in Rural University Branches in KSA: A Case Study of Al-Kamil's Branch

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Hamda A. Laouini ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Preparatory Year ◽  
The University ◽  
Learning English ◽  
Attitudes Towards Learning

The present study was conducted to assess and investigate the attitudes of the Preparatory Year students towards leaning English at rural branch of the University of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The author endeavours to examine and measure the University students’ opinions and perceptions regarding the importance of Learning English. He also attempts to explore the areas of difficulties in foreign language Learning within the rural context of AlKamil College of Sciences and Arts (Makkah, Saudi Arabia). 75 randomly selected students (40 male and 35 female) participated in this study project. In this study, the researcher opted for a mixed research method. For quantitative data collection a five-point Likert scale questionnaire was adapted from Gardner’s ‘Attitude Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) along with a silent interview for a qualitative data collection in order to assess the participants’ attitudes and perceptions regarding learning English. Overall, the results reveal that students in rural university branches in Saudi Arabia hold positive attitudes towards learning English and they are constantly attempting to improve their language proficiency. This study also explores the different obstacles impeding the students’ sought progress in language learning along with the possible solutions that may enable them to use and practise English in a more spontaneous way.

scholarly journals Combined Use of Problem Based Learning and Flipped Learning in Turbomachinery

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Ignacio Corcoles ◽  
Ángel Martínez-Romero
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
The Subject ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
The University

Several methodologies are available to promote active learning processes. This is especially important under the creation of the European Higher Education Area, which has contributed to enhance university teaching through the use of new teaching tools. The aim of this paper is to present results about the use of Problem-Based Learning combined with Flipped Learning methodology for teaching turbomachinery, with a group of 50 undergraduate students. This experience was implemented in the Industrial Engineering School at the University of Castilla- La Mancha (Albacete, Spain). The aim of this study was to implement innovative tools to avoid conventional classes at the university. Moreover, it can be useful to increase motivation, because students participate in class, interacting with other students. Both methodologies resulted in a very positive learning experience, with most of the students (89%) participating in the task, which is not commonly achieved in a conventional class. The majority of students considered this type of activity to be useful for the subject although they thought it necessary to devote more time to it for the methodology to function properly. 

scholarly journals Student Assessment of Lecturers: A Strategy for Combating Corrupt Practices among University Teachers in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 139-144
Author(s):  
Professor MKPA AGU MKPA
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Moral Behavior ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Average Rating ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
The University

It is common knowledge that corrupt practices among lecturers in most tertiary institutions in Nigeria exist in varied and diverse forms and magnitudes. This is very disturbing to stakeholders in the education industry. This case study sought to determine if the innovative strategy of undergraduate students openly assessing and reporting on their lecturers’ professional and moral behavior would result in improved disciplined behavior and reduced corrupt practices on the part of the lecturers. The study took place at Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria and the subjects were all the 382 academic staff of the university. The data collection instrument was a structured and validated ten-item questionnaire that elicited information on a lecturer’s teaching, leadership and moral behavior. Guidelines for the completion of the questionnaire were clearly established such that students assessed only lecturers in their department who taught and interacted with them regularly and so they are able to assess them objectively. The Center for Quality Assurance established specifically for this purpose undertook the university-wide data collection under my leadership as Vice-Chancellor Data were collected across two academic sessions. Results showed that the moment the university senate made up of senior academic staff, heads of department, deans of faculties and directors of academic units was informed of this innovation, all the university lecturers sat up and began to reduce if not stop those unwholesome behavior in order not to be rated poorly by students. Obtained data were used to classified lecturers under six categories of overall performance namely: “Distinction Ratings”, “Very High Rating”, “High Rating”, “Average Rating”, “Below Average Rating” and “Woeful Rating”.

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