Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences
Volume:5 Issue: 2, 2014

Internet addiction in the sense of problematic Internet or compulsive Internet use causes mental, social and occupational problems. Thus, surveying the prevalence of this disorder can promote preventive measures and appropriate solutions to its diffusion. In this descriptive study, the statistical population consists of all Payam Noor University students in Semnan Province. Of this population (15000 students), 597 students, using Krejcie and Morgan sample determining table, were selected based on the stratified random sampling. The Young’s questionnaire, Internet Addiction Test (IAT), which has been proved to be both reliable and valid, was administrated to collect the required data. Descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Chi-square Distribution) were used for data analysis, using SPSS V.19 software. The findings revealed that 23.8% of the students had moderate internet addiction and 1.8% had severe internet addiction. There was no difference between male and female students, regarding this addiction. Internet addiction is prevalent among students and so there is a need for remedial and preventive interventions.

Today, given the correct information, especially financial information, and financial decision-making, planning and implementation of appropriate a costing system that can detect and identify cost and service cost calculation is correct, the directions has been a special place, so every day the importance increases. Because in our country in recent years the importance of applying the correct information in decision-making and the need for transparency of costs and revenue sources Different emphasis has been given to this issue is very important.

In this study, the costs of Department of Student and Cultural Affairs in 2011 analyzed and the unit cost of services that provided to students at the Department of Student and Cultural Affairs had been calculated. The method applied in calculating is Activity Based Costing (ABC) that after analyzing process and activity, the unit cost of each activity by the right bases calculated and per capita cost of each the center of activity of Department of Student and Cultural Affairs calculated. Calculations were carried out using Excel software.

After the final calculation, the average unit cost of the services that provided to students by the Department of Student and Cultural Affairs calculated. The unit cost of the services that provided to students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences was 10,551,353.64 (Rial) and the unit cost of services provided to students in dormitories of Tehran University of Medical Sciences was 21,705,119.32 (Rial).

Finance information review shows that problems in the Government Accounting System remain and Infrastructure Reform is required.

With exponential increasing trend of using virtual courses in higher education, most universities have provided this kind of education for their students. The lack of face to face interaction between professors and students in this type of education caused that many types of supports including human based resources and non-human resources would be needed. The main purpose of the present paper was to identify and compare the types and sources of supportive resources from student's viewpoints of electronic and on campus universities. For this purpose, 160 graduated students from Isfahan University including virtual and non-virtual students were selected by using stratified random sampling method. Data was gathered by using a self-made questionnaire which was based on literature review. Content validity was confirmed by experts. Alpha-Cronbach’s coefficient was estimated 0.84 for its reliability. The data analyzed by using frequencies and percentages and chi-square test. The results indicated that in non-virtual courses, professors are the most important support for students. While in virtual courses, students significantly have used supports from teachers’ assistants, professors and students from other universities for doing their educational home works (P<0/05). In terms of using non-human resources, especially using media for education, there was an also significant difference between students in electronic courses with on campus students.

Web-based teaching method kneed as one newer and more active teaching method to enhance achievement motivation and academic achievement. This study aimed to comparison the effectiveness web-based, cooperative learning and traditional teaching methods on achievement motivation and academic achievement in biology lesson. In this queasy-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design, 60 boy students in experimental field were selected by multi-step cluster sampling method and randomly assigned to three groups. The experimental groups separately 15 sessions educated by web-based and cooperative learning methods and control group educated by traditional method. All of groups completed the achievement motivation (Hermans, 1970) and teacher-made test as pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed with using the SPSS-19 software and by multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The findings showed web-based method unlike traditional method led to increase achievement motivation and academic achievement. Also cooperative learning method unlike traditional method led to increase academic achievement, but between them don’t have significant differences in achievement motivation. In addition between web-based and cooperative methods don’t have any significant differences (p<0/05). Both web-based and cooperative learning methods unlike traditional method were able to enhance the academic achievement of students. But, only web-based method was effective to enhance the achievement motivation of students.

Critical thinking as an important part in improving clinical performance and professional responsibility in order to get better understanding of the students’ learning outcomes, has gained special significance. Since this skill could be taught and learnt, the aim of this study was to determine the critical thinking situation of among dental students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

This descriptive study was conducted on 163 dental students in the clinical last three years. Data gathering was carried out by using the standardized California critical thinking skills test-FormB (CCTST) questionnaire.

The average overall score of critical thinking for the participants was (14.53±3.28) out of 34. The Majority of the students were in the medium level regarding both the overall tests’ score and the five critical thinking sub skills. There was not a significant difference, considering sex and educational level.

Although results are indicative of an overage normal level of critical thinking among dental clinical students, yet it doesn’t seem fully satisfactory. Regarding the importance of this skill in professional and clinical performance and reasoning, in order to reinforce these skill educational administrators should focus on reforming educational programs, and improving educational environments especially in clinical fields.

The wide province of Fars, due to its numerous small towns and villages in addition to its large population, needs medical health services and due to the unbalanced distribution of specialized medical health facilities and specialists, requires a logical solution in order to resolve this challenge. In case the Long-distance Telemedicine is conducted in the province, it could solve the problems related to the unbalanced distribution of health resources. This research was a descriptive type done as sectional, with the objective of assessing the information and communication technology infrastructures of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in order to implement the Telemedicine system in 2013. The study population included 20 specified centers of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in order to implement the teleconsultation in the Fars province, and since the study population was limited, sampling was not performed. The means of data collection was the check lists based on a collection many countries of world standards (Standards of India, United States, and Australia) and the resulting data were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods with the help of the SPSS software version 16. In studying the 20 investigated centers, 70% had the desktop PC platform, 100% had the laptop platform, and none of the centers had portable platforms. Of the investigated centers, and 14% had the clinical devices. 70% of the centers had display monitors with the maximum resolution. 75% of the centers had the leased line communication platform, 35% optic fibers, 35% GPRS communication platform. According to the present infrastructure, implementing the most preliminary levels of teleconsultation under special condition is possible, but the university is not able to provide services in the other types of telemedicine.

Master is one of the most fundamental elements for success establishment, in order to fulfill the educational goals. Characteristics of a master could facilitate the teaching procedure and even compensate the textbook imperfection. Regarding the importance of the subject, the total aim of this research is to determine the characteristics of successful master in the prospect of the students of the Shiraz Virtual Universities.

The present research was functional and for its accomplishment, the measuring- method has been used. For the purpose of data accumulation, the verified questionnaire forms has been used, which reliability of the questionnaires was calculated by the Cronbakh Alpha coefficient and estimated to be 0.93. Statistic Research Community contains 1270 people, from which 1200 people were in Shiraz Virtual University and 70 people were the students of Shiraz Virtual Medical Science University. The volume of research statistic sample, by using Morgan chart estimated to be 351 people, that has been chosen by the proportional classificatory sampling method. The analysis of questionnaires of single changeable test, independent T, dissolution of one way variance (ANOVA) and the prosecution test is also used.

The results showed that Domains of scholarship (Virtual University Shiraz of m= 4.37 and Virtual University of Medical Sciences Shiraz m= 4.47), electronic skills (Virtual University Shiraz of m= 3.94 and Virtual University of Medical Sciences Shiraz m= 4.16) and teaching techniques (Virtual University Shiraz of m= 4.21 and Virtual University of Medical Sciences Shiraz m= 4.30) Successful teachers are effective in defining feature (p≤ 0.01).

Research findings demonstrate that, researching, obligation, electronic skills and teaching techniques scopes, are effective in clarification of successful master.

This study aimed to examine the effect of the 5EInstructional Design Model on critical thinking of the students taking educational psychology course. The main hypothesis of the study was that the critical thinking level of the students who have been taught by using 5E teaching method is different from that of the students who have been taught by using the traditional teaching method. The population included all the undergraduate students in the Psychology and Educational Science of Tehran Kharazmi University in the academic year 2012-2013. The study was of quasi-experimental design Simple aviable sampling was used. The sample consisted of 36 people who were divided into two 18-individual groups. The data were collected by using California (form B) critical thinking. The validity of the test was measured by using internal consistency validity. Using Kuder-Richardson, the reliability of the test was calculated 0.68.California (form B) questionnaire was given to both of the groups as the pretest. Then the experimental group was taught by using 5E Instructional Design Model for 7 weeks and the control group was taught by using lecture method for the same time. Critical thinking post-test was given to both of the groups. The collected data were analyzed using the software SPSS and covariance analysis. was applied to the groups, at the beginning and at the end of the semester as pre- test and post-tests. The results of the study indicated that the level of critical thinking was higher in the group taught by 5E Instructional Design Model than in the control group (p < 0.01). Moreover, analysis, evaluation and inference skills was significantly higher in the 5E group than in the control group (p < 0.01). Overall, we can conclude that instructional design models derived from the constructivism theory of integration and instructional design model 5E, facilitating critical thinking, and learning in instruction.