scholarly journals The Effect of Peer-feedback on EFL Medical Students’ Writing Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-16
Author(s):  
Maedeh Afrasiabi ◽  
Laleh Khojasteh
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Writing Composition ◽  
Current Article

The current article investigates the effect of peer-feedback on writing performance of the Medical Students of Shiraz University. This research is experimental and fifty nine students both male and female participated in this study. The population included the medical students of Shiraz University.The researcher utilized convenient sampling to choose the participants. They were also divided to two groups. The treatment group which consist of 30 students and the control group which were 29 students. The researcher used writing composition in order to gather the data required for the writing performance and questionnaire based on the Likerd scale for the writing self-efficacy. The data gathered in a Pretest-Treatment-Posttest Design. The results indicate that there is a positive relationship betweenpeer-feedback and the improvement of the writing performance.

Collaborative model as a training for increasing village health worker competency about complementary feeding

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-207
Author(s):  
Habibah Abidin ◽  
Apoina Kartini ◽  
Ani Margawati
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Counseling Skills ◽  
Collaborative Model ◽  
Village Health Worker ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Village Health

Background: A Kader refers to a Village Health Worker (VHW), a volunteer, which becomes one of the sources of community reference. Commonly, they sustain a mother's knowledge regarding adequate complementary feeding. However, there are still some VHW who have not possessed a health education background nor been able to be independent.Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the impact of collaborative models on VHW's competence as in knowledge, self-efficacy, attitudes, and counseling skill on the topic of complementary feeding.Materials and Methods: The design of this research is a quasi-experiment control group pretest-postest, with the retrieval of subjects using purposive sampling. Subjects were selected based on the location of the posyandu. The population in this research was VHWs in the Lembang district were 40 VHWs in each group. The treatment group was given training intervention for 1 month with a collaborative model, combining several methods into a series. The main topic was counseling and complementary feeding. The control group was given booklets and leaflets. VHW's competence was measured using questionnaires. This research was conducted in January-April 2020.Results: Statistical test results before the treatment of both groups showed no difference (p>0,05) in each variable. Two months after the intervention, there were significant differensces in the mean score of knowledge (p=0,001), attitude (p=0,001), and VHWs self-efficacy (p=0,000) in both groups. VHW counseling skills (p=0,149) until the first month there was not a significant difference. Unexpectedly, in the second month, the VHW counseling skills could not be observed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The mean score of each group increased significantly, but the score of the treatment group was higher than the control group.Conclusions: A collaborative model is effective when compared to only providing booklets and leaflets in increasing VHW's knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy but not effective yet for VHW counseling skills.

scholarly journals Ethnic Foods Diet Program Improve Self-Efficacy and Diet Compliance Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Jurnal NERS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
Eka Mishbahatul Mar'ah Has ◽  
Amira Aulia ◽  
Tiyas Kusumaningrum ◽  
Ferry Efendi
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Diet Compliance ◽  
And Control

A well-balanced diet is one of the four pillars of diabetes self-management. Patient's culture strongly influences intake food. Diabetic dietary guidelines which fit with the patient's culture is expected to improve patient's self-efficacy and diet compliance. This study was aimed to analyze the effect of ethnic foods diet program in improving self-efficacy and diet compliance among Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients. This was quasy experiment research with pre and post-test control design. The population was 112 T2DM patients from Sasak Tribes, West Nusa Tenggara. Samples were 36 respondents, divided into intervention (18) and control (18) groups. The independent variable was the ethnic food diet (EFD) program, while the dependent variables were patient's self-efficacy and diet compliance. Data were collected using self-efficacy questionnaire and a 24-hour dietary recall form. Data were then analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and Mann Whitney U Test. The result showed differences in self-efficacy between pre and post-test in the treatment group (p=0,001), but there were no differences in the control group. There were differences in diet compliance in the treatment group (p=0,001), but there were no differences in the control group. There were differences between treatment and control groups on self-efficacy (p=0,000) and diet compliance (p=0,000). Ethnic foods diet program can improve self-efficacy and diet compliance among T2DM patients because more comfortable and easier to be applied. Nurses can apply ethnic foods diet program as an intervention to promote healthy diet for T2DM patients.

Impact of Error Labeling on Error Elimination in Business Writing

2006 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zane K. Quible
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Error Correction ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Business Writing ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Error Elimination ◽  
Sentence Level ◽  
Quasi Experimental

This article reports a quasi-experimental study of how error labeling in remediation exercises affects students’ writing performance. Students in five sections of a course in written business communication composed the control group, whereas students in two sections composed the treatment group. On the first letter each group wrote early in the semester—before the treatment group began error labeling in remediation exercises—no significant differences were found in the writing performance of both groups. However, on their last letter written late in the semester, studentsin the treatment group significantly reduced the number of sentence-level errors they made, compared to students in the control group. The improved writing performance of the treatment group is attributed to error labeling in conjunction with error correction in the remediation exercises.

scholarly journals Study on effect of different levels of concentrate on growth performance of both male and female lamb

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-278
Author(s):  
Masum Billah ◽  
Md Humayun Kabir ◽  
Md Hafizur Rahman ◽  
Md Abdul Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Live Weight Gain ◽  
Concentrate Supplementation ◽  
Concentrate Mixture

The present study was carried out to assess the effect of concentrate on growth performances of both male and female lamb. For this purpose twenty four (12 male and 12 female) lamb aged about 5-6 months were selected and divided into three groups (Treatment group T1, T2 and control group T0). In each group having 4 males and 4 females lamb, all lambs were supplied green roughages ad-libitum, control group T0 was allowed no concentrate and treatment group T1 & T2 were supplied 100 gm & 200 gm concentrate mixture respectively for 90 days experimental period. Animals were weighed at 15 days interval. Significant differences of live weight gain among these three groups were found. Allowing 100 gm (T1) concentrate mixture along with green grass improved growth rate in both male and female lamb. Increasing of concentrate supplementation improved live weight gain (found in T2 group). Total live weight gain (kg) and average daily live weight gain (g/d) were 4.25±0.52 kg and 47.20±5.75 g, 5.38±0.83 kg and 59.73+9.17 g and 7.00±0.54 kg and 77.78±6.00 g in male lambs and 2.25±0.21 kg and 25.00±2.34 g, 3.18±0.32 kg and 35.39±3.63 g and 3.81±0.24 kg and 42.33±2.77 g in female lambs for the To, T1 and T2 groups respectively. Live weight was significantly (P<0.05) higher in male than female lambs. The results showed that 100 g concentrate supplementation with green roughages improved growth rate in lambs (male and female) under stall feeding condition. Increase of supplementation might improve nutrients supply to promote higher live weight gain.Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. June 2016, 2(2): 274-278

scholarly journals Does Project Children’s University Increase Academic Self-Efficacy in 6th Graders? A Weak Experimental Design

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esef Toytok ◽  
Sungur Gürel
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Curve Modeling ◽  
Academic Self Efficacy ◽  
6Th Graders

The purpose of this study is to determine whether students’ academic self-efficacy levels increase through a 20 week of education that is based on the problem-based learning theory and transmitted in an inter-disciplinary manner in Project Children’s University. The project aimed to teach students to learn how to learn. Eventually, students will be life-long learners and gain sustainable learning skills. In order to observe the effect of Project Children’s University, academic self-efficacy levels are measured in terms of “self-efficacy in ability”, “context”, and “education quality domains”. Changes in treatment group students’ academic self-efficacy levels are modeled in growth curve modeling framework throughout three waves. Then, they are compared with those of control group students using Welch’s t test. Results have shown that the levels of academic self-efficacy throughout the research have fallen significantly for the treatment group students. In addition, the levels of self-efficacy in ability of the treatment group students were significantly higher than the levels of the control group students. On the other hand, the levels of context of the treatment group students were significantly lower than the levels of the control group students. In conclusion, Project Children’s University has failed to increase students’ academic self-efficacy levels, but entitled them to understand what academic self-efficacy really means, to socialize, to be self-confident students, and to criticize themselves more rationally.

scholarly journals RelAte: pilot study of the effects of a mealtime intervention on social cognitive factors and energy intake among older adults living alone

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (9) ◽  
pp. 1573-1581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna E. McHugh Power ◽  
Olga Lee ◽  
Niamh Aspell ◽  
Emma McCormack ◽  
Michelle Loftus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Complex Interventions ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Nutritional Interventions ◽  
Randomised Controlled

AbstractMealtime interventions typically focus on institutionalised older adults, but we wanted to investigate whether they may also be effective among those living independently. Using a randomised controlled trial design, we assessed the effects of a novel mealtime intervention on self-efficacy, food enjoyment and energy intake. A total of 100 adults living alone aged over 60 years were randomised to the treatment or control conditions: all received a guidebook on nutrition and culinary skills. Treatment group participants received a weekly visit from a trained volunteer who prepared and shared a meal with them. Participants in the treatment group showed improvements relative to those in the control group at borderline significance (P=0·054) for self-efficacy and at significance for food enjoyment. Significant improvements were observed in female participants in the treatment but not in the control group in energy intake (although following corrections for multiple comparisons, only the effect on food enjoyment remained significant). These findings will inform the design of future complex interventions. For this type of intervention to be successful, more focus has to be placed on making interventions more personalised, potentially according to sex. Findings are important for nutritional sciences as they indicate that, in order to improve energy intake and food enjoyment among older adults, multimodal nutritional interventions including social components may be successful.

Improving Career Decision Self-Efficacy and STEM Self-Efficacy in High School Girls: Evaluation of an Intervention

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia D. Falco ◽  
Jessica J. Summers
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Group

This study evaluated whether a career group intervention that incorporates the four sources of self-efficacy and addresses perceived career barriers is effective at improving the career decision self-efficacy and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) self-efficacy for adolescent girls. Of the 88 girls in our study, 42 students were Latina and 46 were White, 40 were freshman, and 48 were sophomores attending the same high school. From this sample, 44 of these girls participated in a 9-week treatment group. Using repeated measures analysis of covariance with ethnicity and grade as covariates, results indicated that, compared with the control group ( n = 44), participants in the treatment group improved significantly on variables of career decision self-efficacy and STEM self-efficacy and increased those gains at 3-month follow-up. The discussion focuses on implications for career counseling, limitations of the study, and future research.

scholarly journals Improve Management of Mental Well-being and Empathy in Chinese Medical Students: A Randomized Controlled Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Rong ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Zihao Dai ◽  
Jingli Gu ◽  
Weiying Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chinese Medical Students ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Interventional Group ◽  
Mental Well Being

Abstract Background: The Chinese medical students suffer from high prevalent mental health-related issues and low empathy. Effective strategies to improve the situations are lacking. This study aims to investigate the efficacy of the well-designed interventional courses to enhance the mental health and empathy of the senior Chinese medical students. Methods: A total of 146 3rd and 4th year medical students were randomized to intervention group (n=74) and control group (n=72). A pilot study including 5 pre-clinical students and 5 interns was first carried out to determine the themes and contents of the interventional courses. The designed courses were delivered in the intervention group once a month for three times, while the control group had no specific intervention. Five self-assessment questionnaires including the General Self-Efficacy (GSE), Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 8 (SF-8), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Care Provider Student version (JSE-HPS) that separately evaluated the level of self-efficacy (SE), quality of life (QoL), depression, burnout, and empathy were completed by the students before and one month after the courses. Qualitative data were collected via e-mails two year after the intervention.Results: Compared to the control group, the interventional group showed significantly higher scores of the empathy (111.0 [IQR 102.0, 118.0] vs 106.0 [IQR 93.0, 111.5]; P = .01) and QoL (32.0 [IQR 28.0, 35.0] vs 29.5 [IQR 26.0, 34.0]; P = .04). The rate of depression was significantly decreased in the interventional group compared to that in the control group (13.5% vs 29.2%; Chi-square test, P = .02). However, no significant differences of self-efficacy (25.6 ± 4.8 vs 24.3 ± 6.3; P = .16) and burnout (27.0% vs 34.7%; Chi-square test, P = .31) were observed between the two groups.Conclusions: The well-designed interventional courses had a positive impact on the mental well-being and empathy in senior Chinese medical students, which may help provide novel information for incorporation into the medical school curriculum.

scholarly journals The Effects of Electronic Feedback on Medical University Students’ Writing Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Nooreen Noordin ◽  
Laleh Khojasteh
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Electronic Feedback ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Medical University

This study was designed to see whether electronic feedback positively affects medical students’ academic writing performance. Two groups of medical university students were randomly selected and participated in this study. In order to see whether the provision of electronic feedback for the compulsory academic writing course for medical students is effective, the researchers divided 50 medical students to the traditional (n=25) and intervention groups (n=25). Pre-test and post-test were conducted at the beginning and at the end of the semester. Electronic feedback was given to the medical students in the intervention group, while the medical students in the traditional group received the traditional pen and paper feedback. By comparing the scores of two written assignments at the beginning and the end of the semester, regarding the application of electronic feedback, the results showed that not only medical students’ overall writing performance improved after providing them electronic feedback, but every single writing component was also enhanced after the intervention. There was a significant difference in the post-test academic writing scores between the traditional and intervention groups (P < 0.001). This difference was not significant in our control group who was given pen-and-paper feedback. In terms of specific writing components, the most affected components in this approach were content followed by organization, language use, vocabulary, and sentence mechanics, respectively. Although this study focused on medical students’ academic writing ability and reported the effect of electronic feedback on medical students’ writing performance, electronic feedback can be equally beneficial for enhancing student-practitioners’ practical clinical skills.

scholarly journals Model Psikoedukasi untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman dan Efikasi Diri Penderita Diabetes Mellitus Tipe2

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Nailiy Huzaimah
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Signed Rank Test

Health education is one part of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management. Healtheducation on T2DM has been given to patients with T2DM but has not resulted in positivebehavioral changes, seen from uncontrolled blood glucose levels and complications. Acomprehensive knowledge of T2DM, appropiate education with engaging families, can give apositive impact on comprehension and self-confidence of people with T2DM.The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of PsychoeducationMods (PM) on comprehension and self-efficacy patients with T2DM. This study uses quasyexperiment, pre and post test control group design. Respondents were patients with T2DM andtheir families who are undergoing outpatient in Dr. H. Moh. Anwar Sumenep Hospital (n = 40).Data collection used a comprehension and self-efficacy questionnaires for people withT2DM. Statistical analysis used different test with α <0,05. Mann Whitney U test result showed thatthere were differences in comprehension and self-efficacy variables between treatment group andcontrol group. Different independent sample test results in the treatment group using Paired Ttest and Wilcoxon signed rank test showed that PM improves comprehension (p = 0.007) and selfefficacy (p = 0.002) of patients with T2DM. MP needs to be applied by health personnel, especiallynurses in assisting patients with T2DM improves comprehension with the awareness and selfefficacy of patients with T2DM. Comprehension with awareness and good self efficacy with familysupport will be a reinforcing factor for the establishment of a positive behavior to control bloodglucose levels.

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