scholarly journals Guided Quick Labs and Academically Challenged Learners’ Predicting, Observing, and Inferring Skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-111
Author(s):  
Martin John M. Salanatin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Science Laboratory ◽  
San Jose ◽  
National School ◽  
Laboratory Activities ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Academically Challenged

This quasi-experimental study aimed at determining the effects of guided quick labs and traditional science laboratory activities on academically-challenged Grade 10 learners' predicting, observing, and inferring skills. The subjects in this study were the 60 academically-challenged Grade 10 learners of Antique National School in San Jose, Antique. The subjects were divided into two groups, the traditional and the quick labs. Pretest and post-test ware used to measure the predicting, observing, and inferring skills of the learners before and after exposure to both laboratory activities. The results showed that the predicting, observing, and inferring skills of the academically-challenged Grade 10 learners in both groups were comparable at the start of the six (6)-week intervention. After the intervention, the results revealed that both groups were still comparable. The findings proved that both types of laboratory activities have a similar effect in predicting and observing skills and is best improving the learners' inferring skills.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Pijit Bayi (pe’e) Tradisional Bima Terhadap Status Gizi Bayi Usia 5-12 Bulan di Kecamatan Bolo Kabupaten Bima

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Kurniadi Kurniadi ◽  
Mardiatun Mardiatun
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Weight One ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Massage will also stimulate the vagus nerve which will produce gastrin and insulin enzymes so that absorption of the digestive tract is better, the stomach is empty faster, and the baby will be hungry more often, so the baby will suckle more often, and the end result will be an increase in baby's weight. One of the most important indicators in assessing nutritional fulfillment in infants is taking into account body weight (Zulhaida, 2003). Weight is the most important anthropometric measure, used at every opportunity to examine the health of infants in all age groups (Soetjiningsih, 1998: 38). This research is a quasi-experimental study with pre and post test designs in the same group. The researcher will assess the nutritional status of infants aged 5-12 months before and after the traditional massage (pe'e). Sampling was carried out in Bolo Subdistrict, Bima District by using Purposive sampling, which was conducted in September to November 2018 with a total sample of 140 respondents. Data was collected using an observation sheet. The results of this study found that the weight of infants aged 5-12 months before peee was in the sub-normal category, the weight of infants aged 5-12 months experienced an increase after pe'e I and pe'e II, the results of data analysis found there was an influence weight gain before and after pee is done in infants aged 5-12 months

scholarly journals Effectiveness of the Maguerez Arch in nursing teaching on vesical catheterism: an almost experimental study

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonatan Deyson do Nascimento de Sousa ◽  
Cristina da Silva Fernandes ◽  
Maria Aline Moreira Ximenes ◽  
Joselany Áfio Caetano ◽  
Nelson Miguel Galindo Neto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Interval Data ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Bladder Catheter ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Level Of Significance

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of the Arco de Maguerez in teaching nursing students about the Bladder Catheter. Method Quasi-experimental study conducted at a public university in northeastern Brazil, with 29 students, in a single group, in the period of october 2018. Data were collected before and after using the Arco de Maguerez in educational intervention, using validated instruments, referring to knowledge and practice. IBM SPSS Statistics software version 24 was used for statistical analysis. The level of significance was set at 5% and the 95% confidence interval. Data analysis was performed using the McNemar and Mann-Whitney test. Results The median of correct answers for knowledge was 7, in the pre-test, and 9 in the post-test (p> 0.001). Regarding practice, in the pre-test the median of correct answers was 28 and, in the post-test, it went to 36, p> 0.001. The academics explained that the AM technology based on the problematization of a fictitious clinical case made learning about Bladder Catheterization Delay clear and feasible. Conclusion The Arco de Maguerez was effective in improving the knowledge and skill of nursing students regarding the Bladder Catheter.

scholarly journals The contribution of distance learning to the knowledge of nursing lecturers regarding assessment of chronic wounds

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcia Beatriz Berzoti Gonçalves ◽  
Soraia Assad Nasbine Rabeh ◽  
César Augusto Sangaletti Terçariol
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Chronic Wounds ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Three Stages

OBJECTIVE: to identify the contribution made by a refresher course on the assessment of chronic wounds, offered through the Moodle virtual learning environment (VLE), to the knowledge relating to this issue of nursing lecturers and nurses linked to higher education.METHOD: a prospective, quasi-experimental study, with data collection before and after the educational intervention. The study was undertaken in three stages using the Moodle VLE. The sample was made up of 28 participants who answered the pre-test on the knowledge, devised in accordance with international guidelines on chronic wounds. Afterwards, the refresher course was offered (intervention) and was accessed in accordance with individuals' schedules, during the established time period. At the end of the course, 26 participants answered the post-test. Those who did not participate in the post-tests were excluded from the study, as it is pairwise analysis of the sample.RESULT: the participants obtained, on average, 55.5% of correct answers in the pre-test on their knowledge, and 73.4% in the post-test, this difference being statistically significant. There was a negative correlation between the time of experience in lecturing and the performance in the test on their knowledge.CONCLUSION: the participation in the online refresher course contributed to improving the lecturers' performance in the test on their knowledge, in relation to the recommendations for assessing chronic wounds, based in scientific evidence.

scholarly journals Teaching Basic Life Support to schoolchildren: quasi-experimental study

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Carraro Tony ◽  
Fábio da Costa Carbogim ◽  
Daniela de Souza Motta ◽  
Kelli Borges dos Santos ◽  
Amanda Aparecida Dias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Arrest ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Objective: to evaluate the knowledge of basic education students before and after educational intervention on Basic Life Support in a situation of adult cardiorespiratory arrest. Method: quasi-experimental study conducted with 335 students from three elementary schools. Data was collected using an instrument that captured sociodemographic data and knowledge about Basic Life Support. Subsequently, they were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: students’ knowledge in the post-test (p <0.05) was significantly higher than in the pre-test. The average of the pre-test scores was 4.12 ± 1.7 and, in the post-test it was 6.53 ± 1.9 (p = 0.00). Conclusion: the results demonstrated effectiveness of the intervention with the expansion of knowledge about Basic Life Support in cardiorespiratory arrest. The results reinforce the importance of Nursing in health education actions in elementary schools.

scholarly journals Promoting Goal Setting: An Experimental Study of Positive Psychology in an EFL Context

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Samieh Noori ◽  
Mehry Haddad Narafshan
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Proficiency Level ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

<em>The present quasi-experimental study addresses the impact of a Character Strength Based Positive Psychology Intervention (CSBPPI) on Goal Setting (GS) of TEFL university students in Iran. In so doing, the study utilized an experimental design with 18 participants in the control group and 18 participants in the experimental group which totalled 7 male and 29 female students. The pretest showed that the participants of the two groups were homogenous with regard to their proficiency level as well as their goal setting. Data was collected over five months using Erickson et al. (2015) goal setting questionnaire before and after an MA course. The results of the post-test revealed that PP has a positive and significant impact on learners’ goal setting. The findings from this research suggest positive paths from positive psychology to understanding, managing and successfully setting the goals. </em>

Enhancing statistical literacy skills through real life activities enriched with gamification elements: An experimental study

2021 ◽  
pp. 204275302098701
Author(s):  
Ünal Çakıroğlu ◽  
Mustafa Güler
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Statistical Literacy ◽  
Instructional Process ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Teaching Statistics

This study attempts to determine whether gamification can be used as a pedagogical technique to overcome the challenges in teaching statistics. A post-test quasi-experimental design was carried out in gamified and non-gamified groups in order to reveal the effect of gamification elements in cultivating students’ statistical literacy skills. Students in gamified group were also interviewed to understand the function of gamification process. The results suggest that; although gamifying the instructional process had a positive impact on developing students’ statistical literacy in medium and high score students; surprisingly the influence of the gamification to the low- achieved scores were not positive. The positive impact was discussed in accordance with the gradual structure of statistical literacy and suggestions for successful gamification applications due to the context were included.

Effects of Women’s Football Broadcastings on Viewers’ Moods and Judgments

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Schramm ◽  
Johannes Knoll
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Team Identification ◽  
Disposition Theory ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Football Team ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Sport Events

The objective of this article is to improve the understanding of mood and judgment effects evoked by major televised sport events like national football matches. According to disposition theory of sport spectatorship, viewers’ affective experiences, specifically their moods, are assumed to be affected by the outcomes of the matches they watch. This study tests whether these mood effects depend on viewers’ team identification as well as viewers’ sex. Moreover, past research has indicated that mood changes as effects of sport viewing could influence viewers’ subsequent judgments in line with feeling-as-information theory. Based on this line of arguments, a quasi-experimental pre-post-test study with 180 participants was conducted to assess the moods and judgments (self-confidence, evaluation of the economic situation, government satisfaction) of viewers before and after a win and a defeat of the German national football team during the 2011 women’s FIFA World Cup. The results support disposition theory of sport spectatorship as well as feeling-as-information theory and give new insights into the moderating role of team identification and sex.

The Effect of Breastfeeding Calendar Training on Knowledge and Attitudes of Mothers in Exclusive Breastfeeding

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-87
Author(s):  
Ari Indra Susanti ◽  
Aminarista Aminarista ◽  
Neneng Martini ◽  
Nur Rahmah ◽  
Sri Astuti
Keyword(s):  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Lactating Mothers ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Background: Lactating mothers were successful in giving exclusive breastfeeding as much as 42% based on SDKI (Survei Demografi Kesehatan Indonesia) in 2012. This is depend on the support of husbands and families as well as health workers. Thus, the husband or family should remind and motivate mothers as well as monitor the breastfeeding activity every day for 6 months using breastfeeding calendar.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the increase in knowledge and attitudes of mothers in providing exclusive breastfeeding after the exclusive breastfeeding calendar training.Materials and Methods: The research design used a quasi-experimental one group pre-test post-test design. This research was conducted on mothers who had babies (age 0-12 months) in Pasawahan Village and Pasawahan Kidul Village, Pasawahan District, Purwakarta Regency in April to November 2018, with 96 respondents. The sampling technique was conducted by purposive sampling. Data were collected by giving questionnaires to respondents, before and after the breastfeeding calendar training were given. The Wilcoxon test was used for the analysis of the data in this study.Results: The results showed that there were differences in the knowledge of mothers before and after training on breastfeeding calendar (p <0,000) and there were differences in the attitudes of mothers before and after the training on breastfeeding calendar (p <0,000).Conclusions: There was an increase in knowledge and changes in the attitude of mothers towards exclusive breastfeeding after being given the breastfeeding Calendar training. Therefore, suggestions for health workers, especially midwives and nutrition workers, can use the breastfeeding calendar as an educational medium to increase husband and family support in exclusive breastfeeding.

scholarly journals Virtual learning object for the simulated evaluation of acute pain in nursing students

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Graziela Alvarez ◽  
Grace Teresinha Marcon Dal Sasso
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Acute Pain ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Learning Object ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental

This study aimed to evaluate the results of the application of a virtual learning object for the simulated evaluation of acute pain in the learning of undergraduate nursing students and to verify the opinions of the students regarding the quality of the technology. This was a quasi-experimental, non-randomized, before and after study performed with 14 students in the seventh phase of the undergraduate nursing course of the Federal University of Santa Catarina. The pre (8.84) and post-test (9.31) means revealed significant differences in learning after the intervention (p=0.03). In the qualitative evaluation the flexibility of access, access independent of time/place, freedom to decide the best learning route and the similarity with reality were highlighted. It constitutes a promising educational tool, an interactive experience, similar to reality, dynamic and constructive learning. The application of the technology has brought positive results for learning about pain evaluation, contributing to fill the gap in the teaching of the thematic.

scholarly journals Promotion of Early and Exclusive Breastfeeding in Neonatal Care Units in Rural Rwanda: a Quasi-experimental Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saidath Gato ◽  
Francois Biziyaremye ◽  
Catherine M. Kirk ◽  
Chiquita Palha De Sousa ◽  
Alain Mukuralinda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Child Survival ◽  
Neonatal Care ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Evidenced Based ◽  
Additional Support

Abstract Background: Early initiation of breastfeeding after birth and ongoing exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months improves child survival, nutrition and health outcomes. However, only 42% of newborns worldwide are breastfed within the first hour of life. Small and sick newborns are at greater risk of not receiving breastmilk and often require additional support for feeding. This study compares breastfeeding practices in Rwandan neonatal care units (NCUs) before and after the implementation of a package of interventions aimed to improve breastfeeding, aligned with the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative for small and sick newborns.Methods: A pre-post quasi experimental study was conducted at two District hospital NCUs in rural Rwanda from October 2017–December 2017 (pre-intervention) and September 2018–March 2019 (post-intervention). Only newborns admitted before their second day of life (DOL) were included. Data was extracted from patient charts for clinical and demographic characteristics, feeding throughout admission, and patient outcomes. Bivariate analyses were conducted using Fisher’s exact and Wilcoxon rank sum tests. Logistic regression was used to evaluate factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding at discharge following a backwards stepwise procedure.Results: Pre-intervention, 255 newborns were admitted in the NCUs and 793 were admitted in the post-intervention period. The percentage of infants who were exclusively breastfed on their day of birth, or day-of-life zero (DOL0) increased from 5.4% to 35.9% (p<0.001). For newborns discharged alive, the proportion exclusively breastfeeding increased from 69.6% to 87.0% (p<0.001). The mortality rate for all admitted newborns decreased from 16.1% to 10.5% (p<0.019). Factors associated with greater odds of exclusive breastfeeding at discharge included post-intervention time point (Odds Ratio (OR): 4.91, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.99-12.11, p<0.001), and admission for infection (OR 2.99, 95%CI 1.13-7.93, p=0.027). Home deliveries (OR 0.15, 95%CI 0.05-0.47, p=0.001), preterm delivery (OR 0.36, 95%CI 0.15-0.87, p=0.0260 and delayed first breastmilk feed (OR=0.04 for DOL3 vs. DOL0, 95%CI 0.01, 0.35, p=0.004) reduced odds of exclusive breastfeeding at discharge. Conclusion: Expansion and adoption of evidenced-based guidelines, using innovative approaches, aimed at the unique needs of small and sick newborns should be expanded and adapted in similar settings to improve outcomes for these infants.

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