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Roxanne Buria – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on medical education by comparing USMLE Step 1 first attempt pass rates of examinees from US/Canadian schools in Doctor of Medicine (MD) programs from 2020-2022 to prior years' pass first attempt pass rates (2017-2019). Additionally, the effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Learning Modalities, Anatomy, Comparative Analysis
Lee, Jung Min – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This research examined demographic factors and reported preferential learning mode among a sample of Florida Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) members compared to a national sample profile of OLLI members. This study was prompted by an earlier study of OLLI members conducted by the National Resource Center (NRC) for OLLIs, which produced a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Preferences, Cognitive Style
Simmons, Mia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Preparation for today's influenced technology professional world starts with structure of primary and secondary educational learning environments. The student learning platforms should be aligned in some ways to professional working platforms. This quantitative correlational ex post facto study compared the effectiveness of learning modalities in…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Blended Learning
Deever, Walter Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2012
More than half of adults in the USA have quantitative literacy ratings at or below a basic level. This lack of literacy often becomes a barrier to employability. To overcome this barrier, adults are returning to college to improve their quantitative skills and complete an undergraduate education, often through an accelerated degree program. A…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Adult Learning, Nontraditional Students, Workshops
Allegretti, Rosette M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Typical college classrooms consist of auditory lectures with very little variety. Frequently, with large quantities of difficult material such as literature and writing assignments, undergraduate students become anxious about maintaining their grades. This problem is more prevalent with first-year students, who are still adjusting to the college…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction
King, Laurel A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Understanding the user and customizing the interface to augment cognition and usability are goals of human computer interaction research and design. Yet, little is known about the influence of individual visual-verbal information presentation preferences on visual navigation and screen element usage. If consistent differences in visual navigation…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Computer Assisted Instruction, Usability, Computer Interfaces