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Fulltext Learning style preferences of nursing students at two universities in Iran and Malaysia

Abdollahimohammad A, Ja'afar R

J Educ Eval Health Prof, 2014;11:30.

PMID: 25417864 DOI: 10.3352/jeehp.2014.11.30

Learning style preferences vary within the nursing field and there is no consensus on a predominant learning style preference in nursing students. The current study compared the learning style preferences of nursing students at two universities in Iran and Malaysia.

Fulltext Learning Style Scales: a valid and reliable questionnaire

Abdollahimohammad A, Ja'afar R

J Educ Eval Health Prof, 2014;11:22.

PMID: 25134513 DOI: 10.3352/jeehp.2014.11.22

Learning-style instruments assist students in developing their own learning strategies and outcomes, in eliminating learning barriers, and in acknowledging peer diversity. Only a few psychometrically validated learning-style instruments are available. This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable learning-style instrument for nursing students.

Fulltext Associations of learning style with cultural values and demographics in nursing students in Iran and Malaysia

Abdollahimohammad A, Ja'afar R

J Educ Eval Health Prof, 2015;12:42.

PMID: 26268831 DOI: 10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.42

The goal of the current study was to identify associations between the learning style of nursing students and their cultural values and demographic characteristics.

Fulltext The influence of pre-admission tracks on students' academic performance in a medical programme: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Arzuman H, Ja'afar R, Fakri NM

Educ Health (Abingdon), 2012 Nov;25(2):124-7.

PMID: 23823596 DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.103460

An aim of medical schools is to select the most suitable candidates who are more likely to become good doctors, fulfilling societal expectations. It is imperative to better understand the influence of 'selection' variables on students' academic performance. We conducted a retrospective record review (3R) to examine the predictive power of pre-admission tracks on academic performance in the medical programme at the Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Fulltext Assessment of knowledge, attitude and exposure to oncology and palliative care in undergraduate medical students

Biswal BM, Zakaria A, Baba AA, Ja'afar R

Med J Malaysia, 2004 Mar;59(1):78-83.

PMID: 15535340

We conducted a questionnaire survey among 261 year-4 and year-5 medical students containing 27 questions related to cancer, radiotherapy, general oncology and palliative care to assess their knowledge, understanding, and exposure to oncology and palliative care in our medical school. Out of 261 students, 139 students returned their questionnaire for analysis. Twenty nine percent (29%) of the students had rarely visited the Radiotherapy and Oncology unit. There were profound deficiencies in the basic knowledge of cancer (46%), principles of radiotherapy treatment (59%), palliative care (64%), and cancer prevention (48%). They reported no specific teaching about early detection of common malignancies and cancer prevention. The main input of instruction about cancer came from surgery (46%) and pathology (28%) teachings. This study revealed that there is deficiency in cancer education in the undergraduate teaching program in our institution.

How does digital finance affect sustainable economic growth? Evidence from China

Liu Y, Abdul Rahman A, Amin SIM, Ja'afar R

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2023 Oct;30(46):103164-103178.

PMID: 37682439 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29496-4

Digital finance is an innovative financial model of great significance for sustainable economic growth. By constructing indicators of sustainable economic growth, we explore the impact of digital finance on sustainable economic growth using the fixed effect model, mediating effect model, threshold regression model, and dynamic spatial Dubin model. The study finds that digital finance can drive sustainable economic growth, and the robustness and endogenous treatment results strongly verify this. Digital finance promotes sustainable growth mainly through technological innovation. In addition, with technological innovation and the development of renewable energy, there is a significant nonlinear relationship between digital finance and sustainable economic growth. Finally, the spatial spillover effect results show that digital finance's impact on sustainable economic growth has a positive effect, whether it is a direct effect or an indirect effect. This article provides possible ideas for digital finance to promote sustainable economic growth.

Students' perceptions of 'technology-based' lecture handouts

Islam MN, Majumder MA, Ja'afar R, Rahman S

Malays J Med Sci, 2005 Jan;12(1):26-8.

PMID: 22605944

Lecture handouts are widely used instructional tools. Handouts supplement rather than substitute students' regular reading. It is now a common practice to supply PowerPoint handouts and publish lecture handouts on the web for students' access. A study was conducted among the first year medical students (n=142) of School of Medical Sciences (SMS), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in order to determine their perceptions and expectations with regards to lecture handouts provided to them. The majority of the students reported that they read the lecture handouts as a reference and found them useful as a guide for future learning. More than half (68%) of the students expressed dissatisfaction with the overall presentation format of the handouts which is mainly technology-related i.e. PowerPoint and photocopying. This study indicated that students' expectations and experiences were positive towards the use of handouts. They used handouts as a means of supplementing rather than substituting their learning. Much care is needed when educators supply computer-based handouts, as this study shows a number of limitations when students use them. Medical schools should consider publishing web-based handouts with online and other facilities to make it interesting and effective.

Quality measures of a multicentre universal newborn hearing screening program in Malaysia

Wong YA, Mazlan R, Abdul Wahab NA, Ja'afar R, Huda Bani N, Abdullah NA

J Med Screen, 2021 09;28(3):238-243.

PMID: 33202173 DOI: 10.1177/0969141320973060

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and discuss the outcomes of the universal newborn hearing screening program conducted at four public hospitals in Malaysia.

METHOD: A retrospective analysis of the universal newborn hearing screening database from each hospital was performed. The database consisted of 28,432 and 30,340 screening results of babies born in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Quality indicators (coverage rate, referral rate, return for follow-up rate, and ages at screening and diagnosis) were calculated.

RESULTS: Overall coverage rate across the four hospitals was 75% in 2015 and 87.4% in 2016. Over the two years, the referral rates for the first screening ranged from 2.7% to 33.93% with only one hospital achieving the recommended benchmark of <4% in both years. The return for follow-up rates for each participating hospital was generally below the recommended benchmark of ≥95%. The mean age at screening was 3.9 ± 1.2 days and 3.3 ± 0.4 days, respectively. The mean age at diagnosis for 70 infants diagnosed with permanent hearing loss was 4.7 ± 0.7 months in 2015 and 3.6 ± 0.9 months in 2016.

CONCLUSIONS: Quality measures for the universal newborn hearing screening program in four public hospitals in Malaysia were lower than the required standards. Nevertheless, some quality indicators showed statistically significant improvements over the two years. Next steps involve identifying and implementing the best practice strategies to improve the outcome measures and thus the quality of the program.

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