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Savvy educators know how to use traditional psychological approaches to motivate students in the classroom and in the clinical education setting. One such approach is humanistic psychology,[1] which incorporates aspects [...]

Since the 1970s, researchers have shown an interest in classifying students' learning styles and investigating the role they play in learning. Educators have long known that students have different ways [...]

To survive in today's rapidly changing health care industry, new graduates need decision-making, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Subject knowledge and technical skills are no longer enough. To provide students with [...]

Providing self-care instructions to patients before they are discharged from the hospital can help speed recovery, improve compliance with treatment regimens and prevent complications. In today's hospital environment, however, patients [...]

In simple terms, active learning means involving students in the learning process. Students take a larger responsibility for their own learning, and the instructor's role becomes one of facilitator. Although [...]

The past few columns have focused on a number of new techniques that educators can use to improve classroom teaching. Simply using the latest techniques, however, does not assure excellent [...]

Traditionally, 90% of education has been a process of information transfer, with information transferred from the teacher's head into learners' heads.[1] This means that teachers have to talk all the [...]