Publications by authors named "Abdulmajeed A Al-Drees"
Objectives: To evaluate students' perception towards the problem based learning (PBL) session in a system-based hybrid curriculum.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia at the end of the 2012-2013 academic year. The survey questionnaire was self-administered, and examined perceptions of PBL session benefits, appropriate running of sessions, and tutor's roles.
Background: Medical students' academic achievement is affected by many factors such as motivational beliefs and emotions. Although students with high intellectual capacity are selected to study medicine, their academic performance varies widely.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to explore the high achieving students' perceptions of factors contributing to academic achievement.
Background: Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of academic programs can enhance the development, effectiveness, and dissemination of comparative quality reports as well as quality improvement efforts.
Objectives: To evaluate the five research methodology workshops through assessing participants' satisfaction, knowledge and skills gain and impact on practices by the Kirkpatrick's evaluation model.
Methods: The four level Kirkpatrick's model was applied for the evaluation.
Objective: To investigate the role of 2 angiogenic/neurogenic growth factors, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) in Saudi children with autism.
Methods: The study included a total of 60 children that included 20 controls and 40 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of autism. The study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, and in the Autism Research and Treatment Center, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between May 2010 and April 2011.