This study reviewed the effect of instructing cognitive and metacognitive strategies on the academic progress of Medical Sciences of Ilam University students. The research is quasi-experimental including a pre-test and a post-test. The population of the research includes the students of Medical Sciences of Ilam University. The sample includes 120 students selected using multi-stage random sampling method from four majors of nursing, occupational health, family health and medicine. All the participants had passed at least two semesters. The participants participated in six cognitive and metacognitive strategies classes held by the researcher. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods (independent and dependent t-tests) and variance analysis using SPSS (statistical package for the social sciences) (version 13) software. The results showed that instructing cognitive and metacognitive strategies positively affected students' academic progress and proved to be an effective learning method. The average of GPAs (general point averages) of experimental and control groups were significantly different. Instructing the strategies was significantly different across majors and genders.
Background: Researches showed that interactive programs on drug abuse prevention are generally a more effective than non-interactive ones. As a kind of school-based intervention, peer-led is a new interactive tool designed to utilize social influence theory for drug abuse prevention at school years. The present study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of peer-led education program on students' drug use prevention. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, the samples selected from four boys and three girl's high schools (n = 500) assigned in intervention group (n = 250) and control groups (n = 250) randomly so that one girl's (n = 250) and one boy's (n = 125) school allocated in each intervention. All students filled a self-report drug use experiment questionnaire at pre-test and post-test stages. The data were analyzed via mean, SD and ANVOVA. Results: Compared with the control group, intervention group who received education via peer-led program decreased students' drug use rates significantly. Conclusion: Peer-led could be a cost-effective method for drug abuse prevention purposes. This program needs to be assessed and examined in different contexts.
Physic and appearance is very important in teenage period on the other hand they are not skilled enough in case of adaptive strategies. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between worries and cognitive emotional strategies with body image. In this correlational study, 210 students from all of high school students was selected as sample and completed standard body image questionnaire, cognitive emotional regulation strategies and worries questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using software, mean, standard deviation, Pearson correlation and regression. The findings indicated that there was a positive and direct correlation between physical anxiety and physical activity, while between positive emotional cognitive strategies and body image, there was a significant negative correlation. The results of regression analysis also indicated that strategies for cognitive emotional regulation and worry play a role in predicting the physical image. These findings highlight the importance of paying attention to the psychological state of adolescents at this stage of life, indicating that excessive lack of skill and concern can cause irreparable mental harm in these adolescents and have a negative effect on their progress.
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