Shohreh Emdadi; Firouz Amani; Ali Reza Soltanian; Behzad Imani; Amirhosein Maghsoud; Setareh Shojaeei; Masoumeh Zargaran; Yadollah Fathi; Gholamhosein Fallahi; Mahnaz Khatibian; Majid Motamedzadeh; Farahnaz Kamali
Volume 10, Issue 1 , May 2013, , Pages 87-94
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Background & Objective: Evaluation is an essential process for educational institutions and one of the most common methods of evaluation of teachers is evaluation by students Students are the real customers in the educational process therefore their judgments should be important variables in determining ...
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Background & Objective: Evaluation is an essential process for educational institutions and one of the most common methods of evaluation of teachers is evaluation by students Students are the real customers in the educational process therefore their judgments should be important variables in determining teaching status of teachers According to customercentric principles the consumers satisfaction must be met This study assessed the validation of the current teacher evaluation form in theoretical courses Methods: This was a crosssectional study investigating the validity and reliability of the teacher evaluation form that is completed by students and identifying some factors affecting student evaluations To determine content validity of the teacher evaluation form 20 expert teachers were selected proportional to the number of teachers of each school of the Hamadan University of Medical Sciences To assess the reliability coefficient of the form 189 students were selected from different schools by proportional random sampling Results : According to the results questions such as rate of adherence to the determined topics providing practical application of teaching materials and the efficacy of determined assignments did not have the necessary validity score However the results indicated that validity of the questionnaire was acceptable In the present study the SpearmenBrown correlation coefficient indicated that the teacher evaluation form did not have an acceptable reliability (r = 0456 P < 0001) Conclusion: The current teacher evaluation form has an acceptable content validity but it does not seem reliable
Narges Obeidi; Nilofar Motamed
Volume 8, Issue 1 , July 2011, , Pages 88-93
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Background & Objective : Students learning in clinical teaching environment is an essential part of the curriculum This study was done in order to compare the viewpoints of students and teachers in Paramedical and Nursing & Midwifery Schools of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences about the ...
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Background & Objective : Students learning in clinical teaching environment is an essential part of the curriculum This study was done in order to compare the viewpoints of students and teachers in Paramedical and Nursing & Midwifery Schools of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences about the statue of clinical education environment in 1998 Methods: A total of 124 students passing field internship program and 21 ones of their teachers were participated Data were collected through a questionnaire consisted of 22 items in four major domains of learning opportunity learning support physical environment facilities and teacherstudent relationship Results: Field of study was Nursing in 355% Midwifery in 29% Operating Room technician in 177% and Anesthesiology in 177% of the participants In all domains except in physical environment facilities there was a significant difference between students and teachers mean viewpoint scores (p
Fariba Asgari; Hajar Mahjoob Moadab
Volume 7, Issue 1 , July 2010, , Pages 26-33
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Background & Objective : An effective teaching is a collection of teachers behaviors leading to educational goals and better learning This study was conducted to determine the indices of an effective teaching from teachers and students point of view in Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2005Methods ...
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Background & Objective : An effective teaching is a collection of teachers behaviors leading to educational goals and better learning This study was conducted to determine the indices of an effective teaching from teachers and students point of view in Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2005Methods : In this descriptive crosssectional study 90 teachers according to consensus and 200 students randomly selected participated Data was collected using a researchermade questionnaire which its content validity and testretest reliability were already confirmed The questionnaires including four main domains of scholarship teaching method communication ability and personality were completed in a selfreporting way Results : Our findings suggest that the main domains of an effective teaching according to teachers point of view include scholarship teaching method and communication ability whereas students believed that communication ability teaching method personality and scholarship are in priority There was a significant relationship between sex and teachers point of view about teaching indices (P=0043) There was no significant relationship between students demographic information and their point of view Conclusion : According to our results and to improve teaching quality it is recommended to consider the characteristics of an effective teaching according to students point of view and create objective and valid evolution forms to promote educational quality the final goal of evaluation
Marzieh Javadi; Ahmad Reza Raeisi; Marzieh Golkar
Volume 4, Issue 2 , January 2008, , Pages 84-91
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Background & Objective: Internship is an important and basic element in each field especially health care management A great deal of students knowledge is put into practice during this period Evaluation of internship status is necessary for improving its quality This study was performed to evaluate ...
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Background & Objective: Internship is an important and basic element in each field especially health care management A great deal of students knowledge is put into practice during this period Evaluation of internship status is necessary for improving its quality This study was performed to evaluate the health care management internship status in several aspects based on students and teachers point of view Methods: In this descriptiveanalytic study 102 health care management teachers and students from Isfahan University participated The data was collected using a researcher made questionnaire in which the general internship lessons status learning process learners teachers internship fields were included Results : The mean given scores after evaluation by teachers and students were 3936 (considered as good) and 2806 (considered as moderate) respectively The result of analysis showed that the weakest aspect of internship according to the students point of view was internship fields (hospital and health care centers) with a mean score of 226 and the weakest point according to the teachers point of view was about the learners (334) Teachers believed that the biggest problem was due to the transportation system ( =25) whereas students believed it to be due to lack of information by health care personnel about educational needs ( =1843) Conclusion : Internship lessons esp in internship fields which were given the least score by attendants need more attention In order to improve the situation of internship it is recommended to provide more facilities during internship period and focus on familiarizing briefing and attracting health care personnel
Abbas-ali Nourian; Nouraddin Mousavinasab; Mojgan Vahhabi
Volume 3, Issue 1 , July 2006, , Pages 43-50
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Background: Practical training of medical students is not limited to only hospitals Outpatient departments and ambulatory care centers attending a greater number of patients can provide students with more exposure to a variety of medical cases Moreover communityoriented medical education centre ...
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Background: Practical training of medical students is not limited to only hospitals Outpatient departments and ambulatory care centers attending a greater number of patients can provide students with more exposure to a variety of medical cases Moreover communityoriented medical education centre where more patients come for consultation is a suitable centre for training medical students Although awareness toward the importance of communityoriented medical education is increasing and medical faculties have already adopted this approach for their training this idea does not appear to be accepted fully in all of schools Objective: To find the attitude of Zanjan Medical students and teachers towards education and facilities in COME centre in 20042005 Methods: In this descriptive study two separate questionnaires for teachers and students were designed to assess their attitudes towards the method of education number of patients situation of centre and the quality of education in the Communityoriented Medical Education centers The questionnaires were filled out by 136 interns and externs who had been trained in COME centre and 14 teachers in Zanjan Medical University Validity of questionnaires had been confirmed and internal consistency reliability had been determined by Cronbachs alpha coefficient (079) Results: In whole 669% of the students and 538% of the teachers were interested in attending COME program and most of them believed that COME is necessary for medical education The percentage of interns who agreed with this center was more than externs In regard to the teachers educational method the highest satisfaction rate (832%) was obtained for teachers in the pediatrics ward (p=00005) In regard to the number and variety of patients pediatrics ward (with respectively 717% and 656%) was the best and internal ward (with respectively 207% and 215%) was the worst ward according to the students The overall satisfaction rate was 519 ± 125 in students and interns had a more positive attitude comparing to others Discussion: It seems that using more experienced teachers continuous supervision and evaluation of educational activities establishing proper research facilities and financial support of COME centers are necessary for improving communityoriented medical education
Nematolah Mousapour
Volume 1, Issue 1 , July 2004, , Pages 48-56
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Teaching is an interpersonal activity an interaction based on the verbal communication which is inclined to learning or change of behavioral methods in one or more students and it is considered as a Process Although some essential specifications such as process interaction intention are involved answering ...
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Teaching is an interpersonal activity an interaction based on the verbal communication which is inclined to learning or change of behavioral methods in one or more students and it is considered as a Process Although some essential specifications such as process interaction intention are involved answering to the following three essential questions seems not to be easy: 1 What is Teaching? 2 Who are Participating in a Teaching Activity? 3 What is the role of each person in a Teaching Activity? These questions have different answers though they would provide a base for gathering and inclining of researches and theories The first question reveals the type of activity as either a Science or an Art The second question is a discussion about teacher and student and description of both Answering to the third question is pointing to the role of the Teacher and Student who are active or non active and different methods of teaching are based on it
