A pilot study to explore if reading fictional works of medical writers can be used as a formative assessment tool in the learning of Humanism and Bioethics: A narrative report

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 180-188
Author(s):  
Sivalingam Nalliah ◽  
Chandramani Thuraisingham ◽  
Su Ping Ong
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Ethical Reasoning ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Medical Program ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Narrative Report ◽  
Medical Writers

In a pilot study conducted to explore if reading fictional works of medical writers could be used as a tool to formatively assess learning of Humanism and Bioethics, a medical student in her elective rotation at International Medical University (IMU) was assigned to read a story-book relating to daily life and suffering authored by a medical-writer, and subsequently write a reflective narrative report which was assessed with guided reflection by her mentor. It was perceived that reading of fictional works of medical writers during medical students’ leisure time may prove to be a worthwhile and enjoyable way for students to learn higher levels of clinical competence, in the realm of humanism and bioethics. From the student’s report in this pilot study it was evident that she had gained experiential learning in three areas, namely, self-reflection and self-awareness, empathy, and ethical reasoning skills. Although Bioethics and Professionalism delivered through formal face to face teaching in classrooms and the clinical setting is taught in all ten semesters of the medical program, reading fiction of medical writers as an innovative tool to formatively assess the learning of Humanism and Bioethics could be explored further from the observations noted in this pilot study.

Chutes, Not Ladders

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-130
Author(s):  
Pavithra Nagarajan
Keyword(s):  
School Success ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
Black Bodies ◽  
Boys Of Color ◽  
And Control

This article explores how a single-sex school for boys of color intentionally and unintentionally (re)defines masculinity through rules and rituals. The school’s mission posits that boys become men through developing three skills: selfregulation, self-awareness, and self-reflection. Drawing from qualitative research data, I examine how disciplinary practices prioritize boys’ ability to control their bodies and image, or “self-regulate.” When boys fail to self-regulate, they enter the punitive system. School staff describe self-regulation as integral to out-of-school success, but these practices may inadvertently reproduce negative labeling and control of black bodies. This article argues for school cultural practices that affirm, rather than deny, the benefits of boyhood.

RANCANG BANGUN DAN VALIDASI LEMBAR KAJI IDENTITAS PROFESIONAL PERAWAT ISLAM INDONESIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Christmas Warastiko ◽  
Sapti H. Widiyarti
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Transcultural Nursing ◽  
Nursing Competence ◽  
Professional Nurses ◽  
Nurse Professional

ABSTRAK Indonesia dikenal dengan negara yang memiliki beragam suku, budaya, dan bahasa. Pada tahun 2010, data jumlah penduduk Indonesia yang paling terakhir menyatakan jumlah penduduk Indonesia sebesar 237,56 juta jiwa dengan 85.1% nya beragama Islam dan 288.405 penduduknya berprofesi sebagai seorang perawat. Pemahaman perawat tentang keperawatan transkultural saat ini sangatlah dibutuhkan. Agama, salah satu dari tujuh faktor yang menurut Leininger memiliki andil besar dalam mempengaruhi perilaku dan sikap para perawat maupun para klien. Simanjuntak (2011) berdasarkan studi kualitatif mengutarakan 13 karakteristik yang perlu di validasi sebagai karakteristik dari perawat Islam saat melakukan perawatan kepada klien. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk memvalidasi butir-butir gambaran identitas profesional perawat Islam Indonesia melalui rancang bangun dari lembar kaji. Desain dalam penelitian ini adalah validasi kuesioner terhadap faktor rancang bangun, dimensi dan construct validity. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan melakukan pilot study terlebih dahulu di Rumah Sakit Cibabat dan Rumah Sakit Imanuel dengan kemudian meminta responden untuk mengisi kuesioner serta memberikan komentar terhadap setiap butir-butir pernyataan, Data aktual berasal dari Rumah Sakit Santosa Bandung, Rumah Sakit Meilia Cibubur, dan Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Koja Jakarta dengan cara meminta responden untuk mengisi kuesioner. Sampel dipilih dengan menggunakan metode snowballing kepada perawat Islam Indonesia yang bekerja di Bandung dan Jakarta. Data dianalisa dengan Cronbach α, didapatkan hasil pada uji validitas terhadap 13 karakteristik identitas profesional perawat Islam Indonesia masing-masing memiliki nilai Cronbach α >0,70. Hasil penelitian ini menyarankan agar perawat Islam Indonesia dapat menjadi perawat yang profesional dalam mengkaji diri agar dapat menuju keperawatan lintas budaya yang berkompetensi.   Kata Kunci: Validasi, Identitas Profesional, Perawat Islam Indonesia.   ABSTRACT Indonesia is known as a country with diverse in ethnic, cultural, and dialect. The population of Indonesian as declared in 2010 is 237.56 million, with 85.1% of them are Muslims and 288.405 people work as nurses. Religion is one of the seven factors that according Leininger determined the behavior and attitudes of nurses and clients. Therefore, understanding of transcultural nursing is imperatively necessary. In a qualitative study, Simanjuntak (2011) states 13 characteristics of Indonesian Islam nurse professional identity need to be validated. This study conducted to validate the grains picture of Indonesian Islam nurses professional identity through the design of identity assessment tool. This study validates the identity assessment tool, its design, dimensions and the construct validity. Pilot study was done in the Cibabat Hospital and Immanuel Hospital, and the actual data were collected from Santosa Bandung Hospital, Meilia Cibubur Hospital, and the Koja General Hospital in Jakarta. Samples were selected using snow-ball method among Islam nurses who work in Bandung and Jakarta. The result obtained on the validity of the 13 characteristics of professional identity of Indonesian Islam professional nurses with the value of Cronbach α> 0.70. The results of this study suggest that Indonesian Islam nurses can become a professional nurse in assessing themselves in order to lead a cross-cultural nursing competence. Keywords: Validation, Professional Identity, Indonesian Islam Nurses.

Telepresence Robots in the Classroom

2021 ◽  
pp. 004723952110347
Author(s):  
Penny Thompson ◽  
Sarinporn Chaivisit
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Space Robot ◽  
Classroom Experience ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Telepresence Robot ◽  
Telepresence Robots ◽  
Remote User

This study used the concept of shared affordance space to explore students’ perceptions of the use of a telepresence robot in a face-to-face classroom. Results from this qualitative pilot study suggest the telepresence robot has the potential to provide enough autonomy and agency for both the remote user and the in-class students to perceive a shared affordance space. Robot users and classmates use human pronouns to describe the robot user and discuss a process of adjusting to its presence. The physical configuration of the classroom can either facilitate or hinder this process. The research provides greater understanding of the experiences of students in a face-to-face classroom that includes remote students attending class using a telepresence robot. It can help educators design and implement these experiences in a way that creates a beneficial classroom experience for both in-class and remote learners.

scholarly journals Using an Implementation Trial of an ePortfolio System to Promote Student Learning through Self-Reflection: Leveraging the Success

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
Chris Campbell ◽  
Tran Le Nghi Tran
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
First Year ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Large N ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Implementation Trial

This paper reports on a pilot study that was conducted during a technical trial of a new ePortfolio system at a large Australian university. Students from a large (n = 325) first-year educational technology course were given the opportunity to use the new ePortfolio system weekly as part of their reflective practice at the end of the hands-on tutorial classes and also through a blogging assignment that required six posts throughout the semester. Although the students reflecting on their work and ePortfolios themselves are not new concepts, this paper reports how assessment practices can be improved using ePortfolios and how students can improve their reflective practice through simple and regular use throughout the 12-week semester that the study was conducted. From the class, 208 students responded to the survey with the results being positive. The students were able to use the system easily and did not report many problems with crashing or freezing. The lessons learnt form an important part of this study for future iterations with these reported in the paper.

scholarly journals Computer-aided self-help for phobia/panic via internet at home: A pilot study

2004 ◽  
Vol 184 (5) ◽  
pp. 448-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Kenwright ◽  
Isaac M. Marks ◽  
Lina Gega ◽  
David Mataix-Cols
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Open Study ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Therapist Support ◽  
At Home ◽  
Help System

SummaryIn an open study, ten people with phobia or panic disorder who could not travel repeatedly to a therapist accessed a computer-aided exposure self-help system (Fear Fighter) at home on the internet with brief therapist support by telephone. They improved significantly, and their outcome and satisfaction resembled those in patients with similar disorders who used Fear Fighter in clinics with brief face-to-face therapist support.

Pilot study of an assessment tool for measuring head and neck lymphoedema

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (Sup4) ◽  
pp. S6-S11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jodie Nixon ◽  
Amanda Purcell ◽  
Jennifer Fleming ◽  
Andrew McCann ◽  
Sandro Porceddu
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Measuring Head

Patterns of feelings in face‐to‐face negotiation: a Sino‐Dutch pilot study

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Ulijn ◽  
Anne Françoise Rutkowski ◽  
Rajesh Kumar ◽  
Yunxia Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Face Negotiation

Bleeding after surgery and application bleeding assessment tool to surgical patients in Hanoi Medicine University Hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-101
Author(s):  
Thi Minh Khue Nguyen ◽  
Quang Tung Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Value ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Bleeding Risk ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Surgical Patients ◽  
Risk Of Bleeding ◽  
Patients At Risk ◽  
Abnormal Bleeding ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Bleeding History

Objectives: Describe bleeding characteristics and evaluate the correlation between surgical-related bleeding and bleeding risk according by ISTH – BATs. Methods: Research was conducted on 340 surgical patients at Hanoi Medical University Hospital. Results: The percentage of patients with bleeding during and after surgery is 13.5%. The proportion of patients at risk of bleeding according to BATs is 1.8%. There was a correlation between bleeding risk according to ISTH - BAT with bleeding status during and after surgery with p = 0.004. The positive predictive value of ISTH - BATs is 66.7%, negative predictive value is 87.4%, the sensitivity is 8.7%, the specificity is 99.3%. Conclusions: Surgery has a high risk of abnormal bleeding. Bleeding history has important implications in assessing bleeding risk during and after surgery. The ISTH - BATs is a bleeding history assessment tool that can be used to assess the risk of bleeding before surgery.

scholarly journals On the mental toughness of self-aware athletes: Evidence from competitive tennis players

2017 ◽  
Vol Volume 113 (Number 1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard G. Cowden ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
The Self ◽  
Mental Toughness ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Tennis Players ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study examined the relationship between mental toughness (MT) and self-awareness in a sample of 175 male and 158 female South African tennis athletes (mean age = 29.09 years, s.d. = 14.00). The participants completed the Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire and the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale to assess MT (confidence, constancy, control) and self-awareness (self-reflection and self-insight) dimensions, respectively. Linear regression indicated that self-insight (β=0.49), but not self-reflection (β=0.02), predicted global MT. Multivariate regression analyses were significant for self-reflection (ηp²=0.11) and self-insight (ηp²=0.24). Self-reflection predicted confidence and constancy (ηp²=0.05 and 0.06, respectively), whereas self-insight predicted all three MT subcomponents (ηp²=0.12 to 0.14). The findings extend prior qualitative research evidence supporting the relevance of self-awareness to the MT of competitive tennis athletes, with self-reflection and insight forming prospective routes through which athletes’ MT may be developed.

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