Mohammadreza Haghshenas; Kourosh Vahidshahi; Mitra Mahmudi; Leyla Shahbaznejad; Nikoo Parvinnejad; Aazam Emadi
Volume 5, Issue 2 , January 2009, , Pages 120-127
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Background & Objective : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are the commonest form of exams in medical education which are highly reliable however their structural and content validity taxonomy and structural principles have always been considered by researchers This study was designed to evaluate ...
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Background & Objective : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are the commonest form of exams in medical education which are highly reliable however their structural and content validity taxonomy and structural principles have always been considered by researchers This study was designed to evaluate quality of MCQs in the school medicine Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences regarding taxonomy and structural principles Methods : In this descriptive study all MCQs of written exams held during a whole semester in the school of medical in Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences were evaluated All questions were assessed according to taxonomy (in three levels of recall comprehension and application) and structure using a checklist which was based on Millmans principles for designing stem and choices of questions Results : Among 1478 questions related to 25 exams questions related to lessons of basic sciences physiopathology and clerkship were 287% 187% 526% respectively 774 percent of questions were in Taxonomy I and the rest were designed in Taxonomy II and III 46 percent of all questions had no structural problems while the rest had one or more structural problems Taxonomy and structural problems in exams related to clerkship and physiopathology were significantly less than basic science lessons (p=0023 and p=0001 respectively) Questions of higher taxonomy had less structural problems Conclusion : Our present study showed that the quality of MCQs regarding structural principles and taxonomy were different in exams of different levels which necessitate further revisions
Mansour Ranjbar; Kourosh Vahidshahi
Volume 4, Issue 2 , January 2008, , Pages 92-99
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Background & Objective : Faculty members are one of the most important parts of Input in the Educational system so fine determination of effective factors on their Job satisfaction is critically important This study was designed to evaluate effective factors on faculty members job satisfaction in ...
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Background & Objective : Faculty members are one of the most important parts of Input in the Educational system so fine determination of effective factors on their Job satisfaction is critically important This study was designed to evaluate effective factors on faculty members job satisfaction in Mazandaran University of Medical sciences 2006 Methods : In this descriptive cross sectional study all faculty members (135 ones) of medical college who participated as the study samples completed a questionnaire (based on Herzberg theory) consisted demographic variables 40 items in 11 domains for assessment of effective factors on job satisfaction according to 4 point Likert seal degree Results : Among our sample 106 faculty members participated in the study (875% response rate) majority of them were clinical specialists and sub specialists and mostly were assistant professors (735%) The highest mean score (±SD) for effective domains on job satisfaction were as follow: salary 381(±061) condition of work environment 372(±075) job position 33(±081) The least important domains include: method of monitoring and supervising 191(±063) gratitude 2(±074) and communications 202(±085) Basic sciences faculties cared significantly more about salary steady job environment career promotion and quality while for assistant professors environment and responsibility were more significant Conclusion : This study showed that external factors including salary and job environment were the most effective factors on job satisfaction of faculty members but factors related to organizational position of faculty members (communications and supervision) were less important In Overall this study indicated less importance of organizational and team spirit in faculty members and predominance of individual benefits which should be modified by appropriate programs
