Understanding Of Basic Terms Research Articles

A paired curriculum for surgical faculty and residents on adult education.

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STOCHASTIC COMPONENT OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR FUTURE MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHERS

The article introduces a context line of practiceoriented educational course that includes such disciplines as “Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics”, “Mathematical methods in Pedagogical Sciences and Psychology”, “Mathematical methods in Social Studies and Humanities", "Probabilistic Models", for perception of basic concepts of Probability Theory and methods of stochastic modeling in professional education for future teachers of Mathematics and Computer Science. Context line of educational course is built in such a way, that understanding of basic terms of Probability Theory when taught to school pupils is sequentially supplemented with principles of creation of probabilistic models in different fields of science and use of statistical methods in psychopedagogical research, which should facilitate development of professional competences of future teachers of Mathematics and Computer Science. System of professional Masters‟ education also focuses on development of disciplines, connected with creation of system of terminology, knowledge and skills in applying methods of Mathematical Statistics to research in Natural Sciences and Humanities; with development of intuitive and practical notion of Masters about data analyses used in research tasks; with use of contemporary computer technologies and software. Today‟s specialist should master information technologies and statistical methods, applicable to his or her sphere: future teachers should be familiar with basic mathematical methods of processing empirical data to be able to estimate efficiency of educational process, with the main concepts and stages of pedagogical experiment, with idea of probabilistic model, with basic statistical methods of processing survey and verifying experimental hypotheses.

Medical student service learning program teaches secondary students about career opportunities in health and medical fields.

Engagement of academic medical centers in community outreach provides the public with a better understanding of basic terms and concepts used in biomedical sciences and increases awareness of important health information. Medical students at one academic medical center initiated an educational outreach program, called PULSE, that targets secondary students to foster their interest in healthcare and medicine. High school student participants are engaged in a semester-long course that relies on interactive lectures, problem-based learning sessions, mentoring relationships with medical students, and opportunities for shadowing healthcare providers. To date, the curriculum has been offered for 7 consecutive years. To determine the impact that participation in the curriculum has had on college/career choices and to identify areas for improvement, an electronic questionnaire was sent to former participants. Based on a 32% response rate, 81% of former participants indicated that participation in the course influenced their decision to pursue a medical/science-related career. More than half (67%) of respondents indicated intent to pursue a MD/PhD or other postgraduate degree. Based on responses obtained, additional opportunities to incorporate laboratory-based research and simulation sessions should be explored. In addition, a more formalized mentoring component has been added to the course to enhance communication between medical students and mentees. Health/medicine-related educational outreach programs targeting high school students may serve as a pipeline to introduce or reinforce career opportunities in healthcare and related sciences.

A research primer.

Research is critical for the continued development of ET nursing knowledge. Although ET nurses have an interest in research, some may lack understanding of basic terms used in quantitative research. This article is a research primer that focuses on basic information about the research process. Information is presented about a study's purpose, literature review, conceptual framework, questions or hypotheses, instruments, design, sample, and statistics. The reader participates in the process by answering questions placed throughout the article.