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inPractice: a practical nursing package for clinical decisions
This paper examines the recent development of a computer-assisted learning program-in Practice-at the School of Health Science, in the University of Wales Swansea. The project, which began in 2001, was developed in close collaboration with The Meningitis Trust, the aim being to produce a software package to increase nursing students knowledge of meningitis-related illnesses, and to enhance their decision-making and problem-solving skills by using lifelike scenarios. It incorporates two multimedia meningitis modules incorporating the use of text, film, and sound, in which students are presented with information about the illness (symptoms, treatment etc.), and are required to use their knowledge to make decisions at various key points. A general discussion of decision-making theories and CAL design principles is presented, which has provided a foundation for the main design aspects of the package. This is followed by an outline of how the program was created to promote students application of knowledge and their decision-making and problem-solving skills. Results from an evaluation questionnaire are presented. Consideration is also given as to how the program can be extended
Program on application of communications satellites to educational development. Computer-based instruction: A background paper on its status, cost/effectiveness and telecommunications requirements
Status, cost/effectiveness, and telecommunication/satellite requirements of computer-based instructio
Development and Evaluation of a Tutorial to Improve Students' Understanding of a Lock-in amplifier
A lock-in amplifier is a versatile instrument frequently used in physics
research. However, many students struggle with the basic operating principles
of a lock-in amplifier which can lead to a variety of difficulties. To improve
students' understanding, we have been developing and evaluating a
research-based tutorial which makes use of a computer simulation of a lock-in
amplifier. The tutorial is based on a field-tested approach in which students
realize their difficulties after predicting the outcome of simulated
experiments involving a lock-in amplifier and check their predictions using the
simulated lock-in amplifier. Then, the tutorial provides guidance and strives
to help students develop a coherent understanding of the basics of a lock-in
amplifier. The tutorial development involved interviews with physics faculty
members and graduate students and iteration of many versions of the tutorial
with professors and graduate students. The student difficulties with lock-in
amplifiers and the development and assessment of the research-based tutorial to
help students develop a functional understanding of this device are discussed.Comment: Currently under review for Phys Rev ST PER. arXiv admin note: text
overlap with arXiv:1601.0128
CUEBS News, volume 7, no. 3
Articles concerning undergraduate education in biological science
Solving eigenvalue problems on curved surfaces using the Closest Point Method
Eigenvalue problems are fundamental to mathematics and science. We present a
simple algorithm for determining eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of the
Laplace--Beltrami operator on rather general curved surfaces. Our algorithm,
which is based on the Closest Point Method, relies on an embedding of the
surface in a higher-dimensional space, where standard Cartesian finite
difference and interpolation schemes can be easily applied. We show that there
is a one-to-one correspondence between a problem defined in the embedding space
and the original surface problem. For open surfaces, we present a simple way to
impose Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions while maintaining second-order
accuracy. Convergence studies and a series of examples demonstrate the
effectiveness and generality of our approach
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