Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Medicine and Health Sciences Commons™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

San Jose State University

Discipline
Keyword
Publication Year
Publication
Publication Type

Articles 601 - 606 of 606

Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences

Student Evaluations Of Teaching Effectiveness: The Interpretation Of Observational Data And The Principle Of Faute De Mieux, B. Burt Gerstman Jan 1995

Student Evaluations Of Teaching Effectiveness: The Interpretation Of Observational Data And The Principle Of Faute De Mieux, B. Burt Gerstman

Faculty Publications

Student opinion surveys are important but widely misunderstood tools for evaluating teaching effectiveness. In this brief review, an analogy is drawn between the use and interpretation of observational data for public health and biomedical research and the use of student opinion data in evaluating teach ing effectiveness. Sources of systematic error in the form of selection bias, information bias, and confounding are defined and illustrated. Original data concerning intermittent "quid pro quo" confounding (i.e., the effect of expected grades on student evaluations of teaching) are presented. Finally, the principle of faute de mieux ("lack of anything better") and the interpretation …

Go to article

Student Evaluations Of Teaching Effectiveness: The Interpretation Of Observational Data And The Principle Of Faute De Mieux, B. Burt Gerstman Jan 1995

Student Evaluations Of Teaching Effectiveness: The Interpretation Of Observational Data And The Principle Of Faute De Mieux, B. Burt Gerstman

B. Burt Gerstman

Student opinion surveys are important but widely misunderstood tools for evaluating teaching effectiveness. In this brief review, an analogy is drawn between the use and interpretation of observational data for public health and biomedical research and the use of student opinion data in evaluating teach ing effectiveness. Sources of systematic error in the form of selection bias, information bias, and confounding are defined and illustrated. Original data concerning intermittent "quid pro quo" confounding (i.e., the effect of expected grades on student evaluations of teaching) are presented. Finally, the principle of faute de mieux ("lack of anything better") and the interpretation …

Go to article

Culturally Competent Occupational Therapy In A Diversely Populated Mental Health Setting, Maria Dillard, Lynne Andonian, Olivia Flores, Lisa Anne Lai, Anne Macrae, Muhjah Shakir Aug 1992

Culturally Competent Occupational Therapy In A Diversely Populated Mental Health Setting, Maria Dillard, Lynne Andonian, Olivia Flores, Lisa Anne Lai, Anne Macrae, Muhjah Shakir

Faculty Publications

Cultural sensitivity is a crucial component of health care provision, particularly in psychiatric settings. As society becomes more multicultural, it is essential for occupational therapists to continue to develop cultural competence, which is defined in this paper as an awareness of, sensitivity to, and knowledge of the meaning of culture. At San Francisco General Hospital, an innovative multicultural model consisting of special focus programs is used. The key to the success of such programs is a culturally competent professional staff.

Go to article

Sources Of Nosocomial Infections In Immunocompromised Patients (Letter), B. Burt Gerstman Jan 1983

Sources Of Nosocomial Infections In Immunocompromised Patients (Letter), B. Burt Gerstman

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Sources Of Nosocomial Infections In Immunocompromised Patients (Letter), B. Burt Gerstman Jan 1983

Sources Of Nosocomial Infections In Immunocompromised Patients (Letter), B. Burt Gerstman

B. Burt Gerstman

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Raza Mental Health: Perspectivas Femeniles, Carmen Carrillo-Beron Jan 1975

Raza Mental Health: Perspectivas Femeniles, Carmen Carrillo-Beron

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Go to article

First Prev