scholarly journals Online Teaching in Ayurveda Medical Education during COVID 19 Pandemic – A Descriptive Survey Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 690-694
Author(s):  
Unnikrishnan V V ◽  
Ansary P Y ◽  
Shalu Varghese
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Health Science Education ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

The impact of COVID 19 has disrupted all domains of human existence and educational institutions around the world. The national lockdown caused major interruption in students learning, both theory and practice; disruptions in internal assessments and the postponement of qualifying university examinations in health science education institutions. In order to assess the magnitude and the severity of the impact of the catastrophe on the health science education sector in the state, the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS), Thrissur, Kerala conducted online surveys among the stake holders during April-May 2020. Objectives: To assess the perceptions of Ayurveda faculty members on online teaching during COVID 19 pandemic on the health science education institutions in Kerala. Materials and Methods: This descriptive online survey study was targeted the Faculty members from 17 Ayurveda colleges affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences. A total of 314 valid responses were collected regarding Ayurveda faculty members perceptions of online teaching during COVID 19 pandemic prevention and control strategy in Kerala using semi structured questionnaire in Google form. The responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The results of the survey of 314 Ayurveda faculty members indicate that the majority of these teachers support online teaching strategies in order to bridge the learning gap and epidemic prevention and control initiative. Conclusions: Facing an unprecedented situation, the problems and challenges encountered by Ayurveda faculty in switching to and providing online learning will serve as a reference for other countries as they explore and implement online teaching programs.

Perception of E-Resources on the Learning Process among Students in the College of Health Sciences in King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, during the (COVID-19) Outbreak

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Reham AlJasser ◽  
Lina Alolyet ◽  
Daniyah Alsuhaibani ◽  
Sarah Albalawi ◽  
Md.Dilshad Manzar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
King Saud University ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Health Sciences Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Impact

Aim: to assess the impact of e-learning through different e-resources among health sciences students. Methodology: A cross-sectional design was conducted among health science students (n = 211; 134 female and 77 male) at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. The data was collected using a previously used structured questionnaire to assess the impact of e-resources on learning. Results: The four most frequently used e-resources were: Zoom (38%), YouTube (31%), Google applications (29%), and Blackboard (27%). More than one-third of the students (35%) reportedly used e-resources for three or more hours daily. The majority of the students (55.9%) recognized a gender-related and age-related difference among faculty members in terms of e-resources usage. The majority of the students (58.2%) believe that online resources recommended by faculty members were credible. The majority of students believed that their academic performance was primarily influenced by these features of the e-resources: organization/logic of the content (64.5%), the credibility of the video (64.5%), and up to date “look and feel” of the video (60.6%). The study identified the most frequently used e-resources, gender, and age-related differences in faculty members’ use of e-resources, students’ overwhelming reliance on faculty feedback regarding the credibility of e-resources, and three most important characteristics (organization, credibility, and updated status) of e-resources. Conclusion: e-learning resources had a significant impact on participating students’ education as they were used very frequently during their health sciences’ courses.

scholarly journals Formative Assessment Practice in Health Science Education

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shreemathi Mayya
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Allied Health ◽  
South India ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Assessment Practice ◽  
Science Courses ◽  
Health Science Education

To explore the extent of practices of formative assessment in health science education, a self-report questionnaire was administered to faculty members of nursing and allied health sciences of a south India university. Simple percentages were computed to explore the extent of practice of formative assessment and the ways in which it is currently used to help students learn in nursing and allied health science courses. The study revealed that there is room for improvement in the way formative assessment is practiced currently in health science education.

IN PURSUIT OF MEANINGFUL LEARNING

2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Michael
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Naval Research ◽  
Office Of Naval Research ◽  
Health Science Education ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Research In Education ◽  
Applied Artificial Intelligence ◽  
The Impact

The Bernard Distinguished Lecturers are individuals who have a history of experience and expertise in teaching that impacts multiple levels of health science education. Dr. Joel Michael more than meets these criteria. Joel earned a BS in biology from CalTech and a PhD in physiology from MIT following which he vigorously pursued his fascination with the mammalian central nervous system under continuous National Institutes of Health funding for a 15-yr period. At the same time, he became increasingly involved in teaching physiology, with the computer being his bridge between laboratory science and classroom teaching. Soon after incorporating computers into his laboratory, he began developing computer-based learning resources for his students. Observing students using these resources to solve problems led to an interest in the learning process itself. This in turn led to a research and development program, funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), that applied artificial intelligence to develop smart computer tutors. The impact of problem solving on student learning became the defining theme of National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported research in health science education that gradually moved all of Dr. Michael’s academic efforts from neurophysiology to physiology education by the early 1980’s. More recently, Joel has been instrumental in developing and maintaining the Physiology Education Research Consortium, a group of physiology teachers from around the nation who collaborate on diverse projects designed to enhance learning of the life sciences. In addition to research in education and learning science, Dr. Michael has devoted much of his time to helping physiology teachers adopt modern approaches to helping students learn. He has organized and presented faculty development workshops at many national and international venues. The topics for these workshops have included computer-based education, active learning, problem-based learning, and the use of general models in teaching physiology.

scholarly journals Reflections on the transition to online teaching for health science education during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 154-159
Author(s):  
Nabeel Al-Yateem ◽  
Jacqueline M. Dias ◽  
Muhammad A. Subu ◽  
Mini Sarah Abraham ◽  
Fatma Abd El-baky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Health Science Education

On-Line Item Banking in Health Sciences Education

1981 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-227
Author(s):  
Lisa P. Brenner
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Test Item ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Health Sciences Education ◽  
Computer Evaluation ◽  
Control Quality ◽  
Health Science Education ◽  
On Line

A movement in Health Science Education to establish discipline-based consortia for test item banking is discussed along with perceived advantages of such sharing. The GRIPE, CATS, MBQB and MAERS/CMT consortia are described with an emphasis on the MAFRS/CMT computer evaluation system. Item banking issues of access v.s. control, quality v.s. size, cooperation v.s. independence, and costs v.s. convenience are explored.

Hazards for Construction Workers

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin H. West ◽  
Laura S. Welch
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Engineered Nanomaterials ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

This chapter describes the hazards for construction workers, with a particular focus on injuries as well as exposures to hazardous chemicals and dusts. A section describes hazardous exposures to lead and other heavy metals. Another section describes noise exposure. The impact of musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers is then discussed. A section on respiratory diseases focuses on asbestosis, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma. Exposures known to cause dermatitis and cancer are reviewed. There is a discussion of engineered nanomaterials as a potential emerging hazard. Various approaches to prevention and control, including regulations and health services, are described.

scholarly journals Incentives to Open Access: Perspectives of Health Science Researchers

Publications ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Carmen López-Vergara ◽  
Pilar Flores Asenjo ◽  
Alfonso Rosa-García
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
Economic Incentive ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Open Access Journal ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Open Access Publication ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
The Impact

Technological development has transformed academic publication over the past two decades and new publication models, especially Open Access, have captured an important part of the publishing market, traditionally dominated by the Subscription publication model. Although Health Sciences have been one of the leading fields promoting Open Access, the perspectives of Health Science researchers on the benefits and possibilities of Open Access remain an open question. The present study sought to unveil the perspective of researchers on scientific publication decisions, in terms of the Subscription and Open Access publication model, Gold Road. With this aim, we surveyed Spanish researchers in Health Sciences. Our findings show that the value of publishing in Open Access journals increases as the experience of the researcher increases and the less she/he values the impact factor. Moreover, visibility and dissemination of the results are the main determinants of publication when choosing an Open Access journal as the first option. According to the response of the researchers, the reduction of fees and the increase in financing are important economic incentive measures to promote the Open Access publication model. It is widely accepted that the volume of Open Access publications will increase in the future.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Pedestrian Flow Patterns in Urban POIs—An Example from Beijing

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 479
Author(s):  
Yihang Li ◽  
Liyan Xu
Keyword(s):  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Flow Patterns ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Pedestrian Flow ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Functional Categories ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic is a major challenge for society as a whole, and analyzing the impact of the spread of the epidemic and government control measures on the travel patterns of urban residents can provide powerful help for city managers to designate top-level epidemic prevention policies and specific epidemic prevention measures. This study investigates whether it is more appropriate to use groups of POIs with similar pedestrian flow patterns as the unit of study rather than functional categories of POIs. In this study, we analyzed the hour-by-hour pedestrian flow data of key locations in Beijing before, during, and after the strict epidemic prevention and control period, and we found that the pedestrian flow patterns differed greatly in different periods by using a composite clustering index; we interpreted the clustering results from two perspectives: groups of pedestrian flow patterns and functional categories. The results show that depending on the specific stage of epidemic prevention and control, the number of unique pedestrian flow patterns decreased from four before the epidemic to two during the strict control stage and then increased to six during the initial resumption of work. The restrictions on movement are correlated with most of the visitations, and the release of restrictions led to an increase in the variety of unique pedestrian flow patterns compared to that in the pre-restriction period, even though the overall number of visitations decreased, indicating that social restrictions led to differences in the flow patterns of POIs and increased social distance.

scholarly journals The experience of European hospital-based health care workers on following infection prevention and control procedures for COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise van Hout ◽  
Paul Hutchinson ◽  
Marta Wanat ◽  
Caitlin Pilbeam ◽  
Herman Goossens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Infection Risk ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTBackgroundWorking under pandemic conditions exposes health care workers (HCWs) to infection risk and psychological strain. Protecting the physical and psychological health of HCWs is a key priority. This study assessed the perceptions of European hospital HCWs of local infection prevention and control (IPC) procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on their emotional wellbeing.MethodsWe performed two rounds of an international cross-sectional survey, between 31 March and 17 April 2020 via existing research networks (round 1), and between 14 May and 31 August 2020 via online convenience sampling (round 2). Main outcome measures were (1) behavioural determinants of HCW adherence with IPC procedures, (2) WHO-5 Well-Being Index, a validated scale of 0-100 reflecting emotional wellbeing. The WHO-5 was interpreted as a score below or above 50 points, a cut-off score used in previous literature to screen for depression.Results2,289 HCWs (round 1: n=190, round 2: n=2,099) from 40 countries in Europe participated. Mean age of respondents was 42 (±11) years, 66% were female, 47% and 39% were medical doctors and nurses, respectively. 74% (n=1699) of HCWs were directly treating patients with COVID-19, of which 32% (n=527) reported they were fearful of caring for these patients. HCWs reported high levels of concern about COVID-19 infection risk to themselves (71%) and their family (82%) as a result of their job. 40% of HCWs considered that getting infected with COVID-19 was not within their control. This was more common among junior than senior HCWs (46% versus 38%, P value <.01). Sufficient COVID-19-specific IPC training, confidence in PPE use and institutional trust were positively associated with the feeling that becoming infected with COVID-19 was within their control. Female HCWs were more likely than males to report a WHO-5 score below 50 points (aOR 1.5 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.2-1.8).ConclusionsIn Europe, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a differential impact on those providing direct COVID-19 patient care, junior staff and women. Health facilities must be aware of these differential impacts, build trust and provide tailored support for this vital workforce during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals The impact of online learning on student motivation in science and biology classes

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-87
Author(s):  
Mila Bulić ◽  
Ines Blažević
Keyword(s):  
Student Motivation ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

The research aimed to check for difference in learning motivation between students learning online and students participating in modern classroom instruction. The study participants included students attending grades 5 to 8, divided into experimental (online classes) and control groups based on pre-testing. The results show that there is no statistically significant difference in motivation between the tested sub-samples. Student motivation for learning natural sciences declines with their years of schooling, but this is not statistically significant. It can be concluded that online teaching of Science and Biology as a learning tool can be as motivating as modern teaching using active classroom methods.

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