scholarly journals Athletes’ Stress Determinants when Countering Fear of Failures at Their Training Center Program

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Didik Rinan Sumekto
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Aversive Stimulation ◽  
Training Center ◽  
Excessive Exercise ◽  
Center Program ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Comprehensive Examination ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Scale Data

Self-confidence is automatically influential towards athletes’ performance. This research aims to reveal the professional athletes’ determinants constituting with their individual experience at the Regional Training Center Program. 290 in-training program athletes at the Training Center, the Indonesian National Sports Committee of Central Java Province, Indonesia were involved to be the respondents. Data were collected from self-rated questionnaire with a 5-Likert scale. Data analysis used the SPSS program for revealing athletes’ stress determinants. The results showed the mean of excessive exercise training (M = 4.51, SD = .885), hedonic lifestyle (M = 3.17, SD = 1.00), aversive stimulation (M = 3.51, SD = .985), and overload competition (M = 4.25, SD = .719) were significant. Meanwhile, the factorial analysis claimed that two-fixed components gained 44.84% of the variances (first component = 31.69%; second component = 13.15%). These determinants coherently accomplish a comprehensive examination to strengthen athletes’ self-confidence in the training program.

scholarly journals Job interview training targeting nonverbal communication using an android robot for individuals with autism spectrum disorder

Autism ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 1586-1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirokazu Kumazaki ◽  
Taro Muramatsu ◽  
Yuichiro Yoshikawa ◽  
Blythe A Corbett ◽  
Yoshio Matsumoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Nonverbal Communication ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Interview Training ◽  
Android Robot

Job interviews are significant barriers for individuals with autism spectrum disorder because these individuals lack good nonverbal communication skills. We developed a job interview training program using an android robot. The job interview training program using an android robot consists the following three stages: (1) tele-operating an android robot and conversing with others through the android robot, (2) a face-to-face mock job interview with the android robot, and (3) feedback based on the mock job interview and nonverbal communication exercises using the android robot. The participants were randomly assigned to the following two groups: one group received a combined intervention with “interview guidance by teachers and job interview training program using an android robot” ( n = 13), and the other group received an intervention with interview guidance by teachers alone ( n = 16). Before and after the intervention, the participants in both groups underwent a mock job interview with a human interviewer, who provided outcome measurements of nonverbal communication, self-confidence, and salivary cortisol. After the training sessions, the participants who received the combined interview guidance by teachers and the job interview training program using an android robot intervention displayed improved nonverbal communication skills and self-confidence and had significantly lower levels of salivary cortisol than the participants who only received interview guidance by teachers. The job interview training program using an android robot improved various measures of job interview skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

scholarly journals Closing the knowledge gap in pelvic neuroanatomy: assessment of a cadaveric training program

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioana Marcu ◽  
Adrian Balica ◽  
Jeffrey A. Gavard ◽  
Eugen C. Campian ◽  
Gustavo Leme Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Laparoscopic Surgery ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Knowledge Test ◽  
Educational Facility ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Baseline Knowledge ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Level Of Training ◽  
Dissection Method

Abstract Background The objective of this study is to characterize participants in a laparoscopic cadaveric neuroanatomy course and assess knowledge of pelvic neuroanatomy before and after this course. Methods This is a survey-based cohort study with a setting in a university educational facility. The participants are surgeons in a multiday laparoscopic cadaveric pelvic neuroanatomy course. Participants completed a precourse survey, including demographics and comfort with laparoscopic surgery. They then completed an identical precourse and postcourse anatomic knowledge test. Main outcomes are scores on the anatomic knowledge test precourse and postcourse. Results 44 respondents were included: 25 completed fellowship, 15 completed residency, 2 were residents, and 2 were fellows. Participants were on average 11.09 years post training, with an average of 8.67 years from training if they completed fellowship and 18.62 years if they completed residency only. 22 of 42 respondents strongly agreed or agreed they are comfortable performing complex laparoscopic hysterectomies. The average precourse score was 32.18/50 points and the mean difference score (MDS, defined as mean of Postcourse scores minus Precourse scores) was 9.80, showing significant improvement (p <  0.001). Precourse and MDS scores were not significantly different when comparing country of practice, level of training, or time since training. Conclusion Baseline knowledge of pelvic neuroanatomy was similar among groups when comparing fellowship status, place of training, or time since training. There was significant improvement in knowledge after training in this dissection method. This course garnered interest from surgeons with broad training backgrounds.

Attitudes of primary health care physician managers toward research: a pre-experimental study

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saulat Jahan ◽  
Basem Henary
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Conducting Research

Research in primary health care (PHC) is underdeveloped and scarce, especially in developing countries. It is important to understand the attitudes and aspirations of PHC physicians for the promotion of research. The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of PHC physician managers toward research in Qassim province and to identify barriers that impede performing research in the PHC system. The study was based on social cognitive theory framework, and was pre-experimental with a ‘one-group pre-test–post-test’ design. The study participants were physician managers in PHC administration, Qassim. The participants’ attitudes were measured by adapting statements from the Attitude Towards Research scale. The intervention was the 1-day training program ‘Introduction to Research in Primary Health Care’. A total of 23 PHC physicians participated in the study. The mean age of the participants was 45.4 (±1.6) years, and the mean years of work experience was 16.2 (±2.2) years. Only one participant had an article published in a peer-reviewed journal. The results of the study showed that PHC physicians had a baseline positive attitude toward research that was further enhanced after participating in an introductory research-training program. During the pre-test, out of the total score of 63, the mean score on attitude toward research was 48.35 (±6.8) while the mean total attitude score in the post-test was 49.7 (±6.6). However, the difference was not statistically significant at P < 0.05. The item with the highest score regarded the role of research in the improvement of health care services, while the lowest-scoring item was about support from administration to conduct research. The participants recognised lack of skills, lack of training and inadequate resources as major barriers in conducting research. Our study results suggest that the PHC physicians’ positive attitudes toward research can be further improved through in-service training. To promote research in PHC in Qassim, regular research-training programs and incentives for conducting research should be provided to the PHC physicians.

scholarly journals Impact of a training program on the performance of graduating Canadian residents on a national urology exam: Results of the last 20 years

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naji J. Touma ◽  
Darren T. Beiko ◽  
Andrew E. MacNeily ◽  
Michael J. Leveridge
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Certification Exams ◽  
Certification Exam ◽  
Individual Program ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Oral Component

Introduction: Many factors impact the performance of graduating residents on certification exams. It is thought that most factors are related to the individual candidate’s ability, motivation, and work ethic. Less understood, however, is whether a training program has any impact on the preparation and performance of its graduates on certification exams. We present 20 years of results of a national preparatory exam that all graduating residents complete about three months before the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) qualifying urology exam. This exam, known colloquially as QUEST, aims to simulate the RCPSC exam with written and oral components. We aimed to analyze the impact of a training program on the performance of its residents. Methods: A retrospective review of exam results from 1997–2016 was conducted. During that time, 495 candidates from all 12 Canadian urology training programs undertook the exam. The performance of graduating residents from each individual program was grouped together for any given year. The different programs were anonymized, as the aim of this study is to assess the impact of a training program and not to rate the different programs. Statistical analysis using one-way ANOVA was conducted. Results: All training programs fall within one standard deviation of the mean for the written component, the oral component, and the overall score. The residents of four training programs had statistically better scores than the overall mean of the written component. The residents of three out of these four training programs also had statistically better scores than the overall mean of the oral component and the overall results of the exam. Conclusions: Most Canadian training programs prepare their residents adequately for this simulated certification exam in urology. However, there are some training programs that consistently prepare graduating residents to outperform their peers.

scholarly journals The Effect of the Training Program at Occupational Health Training Center (OHTC) on the Attitude of Occupational Health Residents

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-390
Author(s):  
Rie YOSHIKAWA ◽  
Takeshi FUJISAKI ◽  
Hiroshi IDE ◽  
Kazuhiko UCHIDA ◽  
Yoshiyuki HINO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Training Center ◽  
Health Training

scholarly journals Effect of Health Risk Reduction Intervention Training Program on Waste Pickers’ Knowledge and Waste Handling Practices in Dump Sites in Ogun State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-69
Author(s):  
Tella A. ◽  
Amosu A.M.
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Handling Practices ◽  
Health Risk Reduction ◽  
Waste Handling ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Waste Pickers

Objective: This study assessed the effect of health risk reduction training program on waste pickers’ waste handling practices in dump sites in Ogun State, Nigeria. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted among 60 waste pickers recruited by multistage sampling technique divided into intervention and control groups. There was a baseline assessment of waste handling practices in both the intervention and control groups using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Thereafter, health risk reduction training was given via lectures and demonstrations. Three months after the intervention, another assessment of the same waste pickers was conducted with the same instrument. Waste handling practices and knowledge responses were measured on a 54-point rating scale and a 17-point rating scale respectively. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 23 to generate descriptive and inferential results. Results: At the baseline, the waste pickers in the control group had a mean waste handling score of 17.80±6.89 while the experimental group had a mean score of 17.97±5.47. After the training program, there was a statistically significant increase in the mean waste handling score of the experimental group (47.30±3.28; p = 0.000) while there was no increase in the mean waste handling score of the control group (17.80±6.89). This significant increase in the mean waste handling score of the experimental group (53.83±0.38; p = 0.000) was also observed in a 3 month follow-up period. Conclusion/Recommendation: The health risk reduction training was effective in improving the waste handling practices of waste pickers. It is recommended that waste pickers should be trained on proper waste handling by the government.

scholarly journals Old but Gold: The Use of Picture Cues to Teach Writing (An Experimental Research)

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Soviyah Soviyah ◽  
Yunia Purwaningtias
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

Pictures use in an educational setting fits the idiom: old but gold. There have been plenty of studies revealing how good the use of pictures in the classrooms is. Pictures have been long known to have the ability to help motivate, demonstrate, and instruct the students during a learning process. This study is a sort of complement to the phenomenon as it focuses on researching the use of pictures in a classroom. Specifically, it aims at finding out the effectiveness of the use of picture cues in teaching writing.The study belongs to experimental research involving two groups of experiment and control. The eighth-grade students of a private junior high school in Central Java Indonesia are chosen as the subject of the research during 2017/2018 academic year. Employing a sample population technique, the study involves a total number of 56 students who are equally divided into 28 students as the experimental group and 28 students as the control group. The experimental group is taught using picture cues while the control group is taught without picture cues. Pre-test and post-test are used as techniques to collect the data. As for the data analysis technique, it’s done quantitatively applying both descriptive and inferential statistics.The result of the research shows that there is a significant difference in the students’ writing ability between those taught using picture cues and those who are not. This can be seen from the difference in the mean score between them. The result of the pre-test shows that at the beginning, both experimental and control groups have slightly different ability in writing with the mean scores 51.32 and 47.86 respectively. Meanwhile, the result of the post-test indicates an obvious difference between them in which the experimental group gains 65.75 as its mean score and the control group gets 59.14. Furthermore, the application of Independent t-test calculation results in a score of 0.000, which is lower than 0.05. This means that the use of picture cues is effective. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the use of picture cues is effective to teach writing to students.

MMPI-2 Scores of Puerto Rican, Mexican, and U.S. Latino College Students: A Research Note

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 266-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose J. Cabiya ◽  
Denise A. Chavira ◽  
Francisco C. Gomez ◽  
Emilia Lucio ◽  
Jeanett Castellanos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
The United States ◽  
Clinical Scale ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The One ◽  
Scale Data

In this brief report, we present MMPI-2 basic validity and clinical scale data of Latino-descent persons from Puerto Rico ( n = 290), Mexico ( n = 1,920), and the United States ( n = 28). All were administered one of three Spanish translations of the MMPI-2. A review of the mean scores of these respective groups indicates similarities across all scales. Differences among these three groups, with the exception of the Mf scale (which is keyed to sex), were well within the one standard deviation band. More importantly, these findings are promising given the fact that three different translations of the MMPI-2 were applied.

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