AIM: This study was designed to assess medical school teachers' tacit knowledge of basic pedagogic principles and to explore the specific character of the knowledge base. METHODS: We developed a 50-item, multiple-choice question test based on important pedagogic principles, and classified all questions as requiring either declarative or procedural knowledge. A total of 72 medical teachers representing 5 different groups of clinicians and educators agreed to sit the test. RESULTS: Teachers in all 5 groups performed well on the test of tacit pedagogic knowledge but those with advanced education degrees, or local recognition as experts, performed best. All test takers performed best on questions requiring procedural knowledge. CONCLUSION: Medical teachers possess tacit knowledge of basic pedagogic principles. Superior test performance on questions requiring procedural knowledge is consistent with their working in a clinical environment characterised by repeated procedural activities.
AIM: This study was designed to assess medical school teachers' tacit knowledge of basic pedagogic principles and to explore the specific character of the knowledge base. METHODS: We developed a 50-item, multiple-choice question test based on important pedagogic principles, and classified all questions as requiring either declarative or procedural knowledge. A total of 72 medical teachers representing 5 different groups of clinicians and educators agreed to sit the test. RESULTS: Teachers in all 5 groups performed well on the test of tacit pedagogic knowledge but those with advanced education degrees, or local recognition as experts, performed best. All test takers performed best on questions requiring procedural knowledge. CONCLUSION: Medical teachers possess tacit knowledge of basic pedagogic principles. Superior test performance on questions requiring procedural knowledge is consistent with their working in a clinical environment characterised by repeated procedural activities.
Authors: Matthias Knobe; Malte Holschen; Saskia Catharina Mooij; Richard Martin Sellei; Ralf Münker; Pia Antony; Roman Pfeifer; Wolf Drescher; Hans-Christoph Pape Journal: Eur Spine J Date: 2012-01-06 Impact factor: 3.134
Authors: Stefan N van Vendeloo; Lode Godderis; Paul L P Brand; Kees C P M Verheyen; Suria A Rowell; Harm Hoekstra Journal: BMC Med Educ Date: 2018-03-27 Impact factor: 2.463