scholarly journals Perceptions of the educational environment among undergraduate physical therapy students in a competency-based curriculum at the University of Chile

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Quiroga-Marabolí ◽  
Marcela Andrea Antúnez-Riveros ◽  
Marcela Aguirre-Jerez ◽  
Alvaro Besoain Saldaña ◽  
José Peralta-Camposano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
First Year ◽  
Physical Therapy Students ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Therapy Program ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the educational environment (EE) among students in a physical therapy undergraduate program, to identify patterns in EE perceptions among the students by year, and to determine issues that should be addressed.Methods: The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire was used to explore the relationships among the total mean score, subscales, and items in a competency-based curriculum in the physical therapy program at the University of Chile. The DREEM questionnaire was filled out by 166 of 244 students (68.03%), of whom 56.6% were men and 43.4% were women, with 75.9% between 19 and 23 years of age.Results: The total mean score (120.9/200) indicated that the EE was perceived as ‘more positive than negative.’ There were significant differences (P<0.05) between first-year students (113.41), who reported the lowest total mean score, and fourth-year students (126.60), who had the highest total mean score. Students rated their EE favorably on each subscale except social self-perceptions, which second-year students rated as ‘not too bad,’ and for which first-, third-, and fourth-year students gave a rating corresponding to ‘not a nice place.’ On the perceptions of teachers subscale, there were significant differences (P<0.05) between first-year students (28.05/44) and fourth-year students (32.24/44) and between second-year students (28.72/44) and fourth-year students (32.24/44). On the academic self-perceptions subscale, there were significant differences (P<0.05) between first-year students (18.12/32) and second-year (21.68/32), third-year (22.33/32), and fourth-year students (21.87/32).Conclusion: Physical therapy students at the University of Chile had positive perceptions of their EE. First-year students rated the largest number of items as problematic. Improvements are required across the program in the specific subscales mentioned above.

scholarly journals Measuring Students' Perceptions of Educational Environment in the PBL Program of Sharjah Medical College

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. JMECD.S29926
Author(s):  
Emad Nosair ◽  
Zein Mirghani ◽  
Randa M. Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Male Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Second Year

Background Students' perception of their educational environment has a significant impact on their behavior and academic progress. The recent worldwide usage of innovative problem-based learning (PBL) medical programs requires major changes in medical schools and their environments. Therefore, measuring students' perceptions of the complex PBL environment has become a critical necessity as a determinant of students' academic success and as a part of attaining the quality standards of education. Ours being a new medical college employing the PBL curriculum, it was important to measure the students' perception of the educational environment in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum and to plan for any future improvements. Aim and Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate students' perceptions in the preclinical phase of the PBL educational environment in the College of Medicine, Sharjah Medical College, United Arab Emirates, and to recommend remedial procedures. Material and Methods In this cross-sectional study, the English version of the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) inventory was submitted to 250 students in years 1, 2, and 3. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 20 software, and significance was taken at P ≤ 0.05. The survey was performed in a mid-semester week, ie, in March 2014. No ethical issues were encountered during the process of this study. Results Two-hundred and fifty students responded to the questionnaire (100% response rate). The overall DREEM score was 113.4/200 (56.7%). First-year students expressed higher overall significant level of perception (119.4/200) than second-year (107.4/200) and third-year (112.7/200) students. In addition, first-year students perceived their learning, teaching, and academic climates as more significant than the other two batches. The scores obtained in the five domains were as follows; 28/48 in perception of learning, 26/44 in perception of teaching, 18/32 in academic self-perceptions, 27/48 in perceptions of atmosphere, and 15/28 in social self-perceptions. First-year students achieved the highest score (18.7/32) in the academic self-perception, and second-year students achieved the lowest (16.5/32). The total score was significantly higher in female students than in male students (115.9 vs 108.1). Conclusions The present study revealed that the PBL environment is generally perceived positively by our medical students. Female students exhibited higher perception than male students. Nevertheless, areas such as curriculum overload and inadequate student support still require further fine-tuning and remedial measures.

scholarly journals Transforming Rural Family Medicine Curriculum From Experiential to Virtual: A Response to COVID-19 Limitations

PRiMER ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
James G. Boulger ◽  
Emily Onello
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Rural Medicine ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Rural Family ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University ◽  
Rural Physician

Cessation of all classroom and clinical activities in the spring of 2020 for first- and second-year medical students at the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth campus both forced and enabled revision of rural medicine instruction and experiences. Creatively utilizing rural family physicians and third-year rural physician associate medical students to interact with first-year students virtually in a number of areas and using electronic connectivity enabled the institution to continue to emphasize rural medical health issues with the students.

scholarly journals Relationship between Learning Motivation and Reflection in Undergraduate Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 97-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.S. Tikhomirova ◽  
N.V. Kochetkov
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

This article aims to study the relationship between personal reflection and the intensity of motivation for learning in a university.In order to achieve this goal, the following techniques were employed: A.V.Karpov and V.V.Ponomaryova’s technique for identifying the individual level of reflectivity, and T.I.Ilyina’s technique for assessing learning motivation in university students.The empirical study involved 143 subjects.The obtained data indicate that for the first-year students the meaning of the ‘mastering the profession’ motive is directly connected with their reflections on the present and future activities, while the meaning of the ‘getting a diploma’ motive is inversely correlated with the reflection of communication.In the second year, the intensity of the ‘gaining knowledge’ motive correlates with the reflection of communication, and the meaning of the ‘mastering the profession’ motive has an inverse relationship with the reflection of future activity.In the third year, the values of the motive for acquiring knowledge correlate with the integral indicator of reflection, whereas in the fourth year none of the reflection components are interconnected with the components of the motivation for learning in the university.

scholarly journals Adaptation Dynamics of the First-Year Students to the Educational Environment of the Medical University

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1039-1049
Author(s):  
M. B. Chizhkova
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
First Year ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The University ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Dependent Samples

The paper features the changes that take place in the process of adaptation of first-year students to the educational environment of the medical university during the first year of study. The methods research included diagnostic tools and methods of data processing, e.g. T.D. Dubowitzka and A. V. Krylova's technique "Adaptation of students at the university", questionnaire "Student Anxiety" in J. Taylor’s modification, φ-Fisher conversion multifunctional criterion and t-Student parametric criterion for dependent samples. A statistical analysis made it possible to make certain conclusions about the ambiguous nature of the dynamics of adaptation of freshmen to the educational environment of the medical university. The identified reliable differences in the indicators of adaptation to learning activity make significant additions to the scientific perception on the leading role of the given adaptation type, which has an open, pronounced, but fleeting positive character. The absence of significant differences in anxiety rates at the beginning and end of the school year indicates a fairly stable emotional background, with a predominance of average and elevated levels. On the other hand, certain aspects in the educational environment of the university cause persistent negative experience. The emotional state of the respondents by the end of the first year revealed a new aspect of anxiety, i. e. interpersonal relationships within the grouр. The authors believe this is due to the change of orientation in the adaptation process. The change reflects the formation of a community of freshmen with actively flowing processes of status differentiation and the transformation of a diffuse group into a prosocial association. This transformation suggests a different kind of adaptation dynamics to student grouр. This longer and more latent kind of adaptation is determined by intragroup processes.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary Learning for Pre-service Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1Sup1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Laurian Fitzgerald ◽  
Carmen Popa ◽  
Carlton Fitzgerald ◽  
Adina Vesa
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Physical Therapy Students ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Learning Groups ◽  
Young Students ◽  
The University

In this action research study, the researchers worked collaboratively to integrate curriculum in four ways: 1. Professors engaged students in an interdisciplinary project, 2. Students performed a real-world task, 3. Students worked in small cooperative learning groups, and 4. Students engaged in helping young students experience a positive holiday season. The purpose of this study was to review how these integrative principles effected the preservice teachers academically, socially, and emotionally. Two cohorts of preservice teachers were enrolled in the same three courses during this study. One cohort of physical therapy (PT) majors were enrolled in a course developed to assist PT professionals with their communication skills, understanding of basic psychology, and special needs principles. The preservice teachers were learning how to teach: (a) penmanship, (b) letter writing, and, (c) promotive small group social skills for their future students. Seventy-nine students (54 pre-ervice teachers and 25 physical therapy students) participated in this action research project by engaging in a Santa writing experience. Young students in four schools wrote letters to Santa, and the university student participants responded to the letters of young students. Four professors collaborated in this project. The teachers included: a language and didactics professor, a curriculum professor, a writing (penmanship) professor, and an adjunct professor working with first year physical therapy students. Results of the study indicated that students: 1. found the process to be more difficult than they first thought; 2. appreciated the opportunity to help young students celebrate their holiday dreams; 3. felt they learned more deeply the goals of their classes; and 4. were proud to help young people enjoy their holidays. This process was fairly complex and, in spite of that complexity, the majority of students found the experience worthwhile from a teaching and learning perspective and from an existential perspective.

scholarly journals Importance of sociology of sport in education of future professors of physical education and coaches

Sociologija ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 670-690
Author(s):  
Sandra Radenovic ◽  
Branka Savovic
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Sociology Of Sport ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The University ◽  
Professional Studies

In the first part of the paper, the authoresses consider the importance of the sociology of sport as a special sociological discipline and general education subject for the education of future professors of physical education and coaches. In this part of the paper will be considered the thematic units that are being studied within the sociology of sport as an obligatory subject at the faculties in the Republic of Serbia and some countries of the region. Special attention will be paid to the sociology of sport that is being studied as an obligatory subject in the first year of basic academic studies and at the second year of professional studies at the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education of the University of Belgrade. In the second part of the paper, the authorsesses expose the answers of the first year students of the basic academic studies and the second year students of professional studies at the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education of the University of Belgrade regarding the perception of the importance of studying sociology of sport as a special sociological discipline and general education subject. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. III 41004: Rare Diseases]

scholarly journals Correlation between the health of first-year students and adaptation to educational environment of a medical university

2020 ◽  
pp. 38-55
Author(s):  
Marina Borisovna Chizhkova
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
First Year ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
The University ◽  
Medical University

&nbsp; The article presents the results of research on the place and role of health in the process of adaptation of future physicians to educational environment of a medical university. The subject of this article is the dependence of physical and psychological health of first-year students on the of adaptation and anxiety indicators in the university. The research methodology is based on the representation of health as the fundamental determinant responsible for the dynamic balance between students and the new conditions of professional becoming. Methodological toolset contains the following psychological techniques: questionnaires &ldquo;Adaptation of Students in the University&rdquo; (T. D. Dubovitskaya, A. V. Krylova), &ldquo;Anxiety of the Students&rdquo; (modification of the questionnaire J. Taylor), MOS SF-36 questionnaire (J. E. Ware, adapted by E. I. Shubochkina and co-authors.). The research was conducted during one academic year and consisted of two stages: October 2018 and in April 2019; reference set involved 120 first-year students (63 and 57 people respectively). Implementation &phi;-Fisher multifunctional, parametric Student&rsquo;s t-test, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, interpretation and summary of statistical data analysis allowed making conclusions that comply with the set goal advanced hypotheses: the dynamics of subjective assessment by first-year students of their physical and psychological health is characterized with the extended physical and social functioning, endurance, life activity in the context of lower level of role functioning substantiated by the emotional distress; dependence of health on adaptation and anxiety indicators is most evident during the fall semester and least evident in the spring semester; shift of this vector from academic to social adaptation, as well as substantial reduction in the number of intercorrelations, mainstream the problem of the dynamics of determinant impact of health upon the success of initial educational period. The acquired data can find practical implementation in development of theoretical-methodological framework for coordinating the adaptation process of first-year students to the educational environment of a medical university. &nbsp;

scholarly journals Analysis of adaptation processes in the educational environment of students with disabilities of junior courses

2019 ◽  
pp. 33-35
Author(s):  
Sergei Tikhonovich Kokhan ◽  
Valeriia Olegovna Simonova
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Musculoskeletal System ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Psychosocial Climate ◽  
Adaptation Processes ◽  
The University

The article discusses the existing problems associated with the adaptation of first-year students with disabilities, who have profound impairments of body function (totally blind, deaf, and lesions of the musculoskeletal system) in the educational process at the university. Cause-and-effect relationships were established in the existing difficulties of relationships with classmates, which depend both on the student and on the psychosocial climate in the group.

scholarly journals PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS OF SOCIAL-PEDAGOGICAL ADAPTATION OF THE FIRST-YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNDER MODERN REALITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Avgustina V. Ivanova
Keyword(s):  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
First Year ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
The University

The article shows the expediency and significance of the work on social-pedagogical adaptation of first-year students of higher educational institutions under the new sociocultural conditions of our time. The search for effective ways of harmonizing the relations (interaction) with the social environment, being the basis for successful socialization and professional training of a future specialist, plays an important role under imperfect organizational and pedagogical support of social-pedagogical adaptation of the first-year students of higher educational institutions. The objective of the research is to theoretically substantiate and experimentally verify the effectiveness of pedagogical conditions of successful social-pedagogical adaptation of the first-year students of higher educational institutions. The research uses theoretical methods (theoretical analysis, generalization and synthesis), empirical methods (observation, questioning, conversation); experimental work; the Student’s criterion and correlation analysis were used as methods of mathematical processing of experimental data. To provide the process of social-pedagogical adaptation of the first-year students, the authors propose the following pedagogical conditions for successful adaptation of the first-year students, allowing, from the viewpoint of integrity of the social-pedagogical adaptation processes, to design and implement the group and individual strategies of the personal trajectories of students’ self-development, and to simultaneously solve the tasks of social, personal and professional development of future specialists: 1) the ability of the university professor to assist a student in their self-cognition, stimulating their personal self-development through motivating their interest in the chosen profession basing on pedagogy of cooperation, creating adequate conditions for expanding the possibility of personally significant and professional qualities of each student; 2) organization of an educational environment aimed at reducing anxiety, apprehension, inner discomfort, where a student realizes themselves as a team member, feels comfortable, which ensures the transformation of the structural components of professionalism as socially important qualities into personal ones; 3) social-pedagogical adaptation of the first-year students becomes an integral part of the university, when the student, without continuous internal and external conflicts, successfully carries out any activity in the educational environment in the context of personality-activity approach, and serves as a means for students to develop adequate self-esteem, advanced self-regulation, and high productivity, which is the basis for the development of activity, independence, and creativity.The authors provide the ways of implementing the revealed pedagogical conditions and the results of the formative experiment, which lead to the following conclusions: active social-pedagogical intervention, timely correction of the educational process, aimed at effective adaptation of the first-year students, through personal interaction basing on pedagogy of cooperation, ensures rapid adaptation of students in a new educational environment, which leads to value attitude to their future profession.

scholarly journals The silent but powerful communication of the physical environment of Nkozi campus of Uganda Martyrs University

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-74
Author(s):  
Laura Ariko Otaala
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
University Selection ◽  
Campus Visit ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The University

The purpose of this research was to find out what Uganda Martyrs University students think about the physical environment of the Nkozi campus, which is the main campus of the university with a view to find out if that factor can be used to market the university. Two sets of examination papers (one for second year and the other for first year students) were identified from the registry archives of the university because of their relevance to the topic of research. Initially, there was no certainty about the contents of these documents, but the titles of the pieces of work were suggestive enough to qualify them for selection. The documents were analysed using thematic analysis procedures. The findings indicate that most of the students have positive things to say about the beauty of their campus. In terms of student university selection process, the information found is very useful for Uganda Martyrs University in developing a marketing strategy that can be extended as far as senior one students. Since campus visits have been found to attract many students to specific universities, Uganda Martyrs University could develop a campus visit programme in which parents, potential students and other interested persons can experience the beauty of Nkozi campus. The current students could also be used to advertise the university since they know what the university can offer apart from the beautiful campus. It is recommended that Uganda Martyrs University develop a marketing strategy that has campus visits on top of the list of strategies to be adopted in increasing student intake.

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