| Literature DB >> 25804653 |
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study analyzed the characteristics of excellent lecturers, as perceived by medical students, and identified the teaching competency that lecturers should possess to enhance the quality of medical education in medical school.Entities:
Keywords: Educational techniques; Medical staff; Teaching methods
Year: 2013 PMID: 25804653 PMCID: PMC8813409 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2013.25.1.47
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
Questionnaire on Characteristics and Competency of Excellent Lecturers
| No. | Question | Type |
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| 1 | Based on the medical classes you have taken, what kind of lecture do you think qualifies the lecturer as an excellent lecturer specifically? | Open-ended |
| 2 | Based on the medical classes you have taken, who do you think gives the best lectures and what specifically makes his/her lectures so great? | Open-ended |
| 3 | Arrange the capabilities of excellent lecturers provided below in the order of priority. | Priority |
Characteristics of an Excellent Lecturer, as Perceived by Medical Students
| Characteristic | No. | % |
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| Summarizing contents for ease of understanding | 46 | 38.9 |
| Communicating with students actively | 18 | 15.3 |
| Using clinical cases and comprehensive map to memorize knowledge for a long while | 18 | 15.3 |
| Creating learning interest through linkage between knowledge and its application | 12 | 10.2 |
| Giving consideration, respect toward students | 7 | 5.9 |
| Providing vision of medicine | 6 | 5.1 |
| Encouraging comfortable classroom climate, not authoritative | 5 | 4.2 |
| Advising the mind and attitude of doctor than delivering medical knowledge and skills | 3 | 2.5 |
| Having effective presentation skill (voice tone, pronunciations, etc.) | 2 | 1.7 |
| Showing role model as professor with a fine character | 1 | 0.8 |
| Total | 118 | 100.0 |
Excellent Lecturers and Its Characteristics Chosen by Medical Students
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| No. | % | E | C | I | O | P | D | S | R | RE | LC | F | L | ||
| A | Biochemistry | 28 | 27.4 | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||||
| B | Psychiatry | 11 | 10.8 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||||||
| C | Psychiatry | 11 | 10.8 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||||||
| D | Psychiatry | 10 | 9.8 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||||||
| E | Clinical immunology | 8 | 7.8 | ○ | ○ | ||||||||||
| F | Pediatrics | 6 | 5.9 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||||||
| G | Clinical infection | 6 | 5.9 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||||||
| H | Histology | 6 | 5.9 | ○ | |||||||||||
| I | Others | 16 | 15.7 | ○ | ○ | ○ | |||||||||
| Total | 102 | 100.0 | |||||||||||||
E: Enthusiasm, C: Clarity, I: Interaction, O: Organization, P: Pacing, D: Disclosure, S: Speech, R: Rapport, RE: Relevance, LC: Learning centered, F: Flexibility, L: Leadership.
Priorities Competency That a Lecturer Should Have
| Priority | Scope and depth of subject knowledge | Communication and teaching method | Fairness of grade and unbiased view | Preparedness and passion for teaching | Understanding of student | |||||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 85 | 88.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 11.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 11.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 47 | 49.0 | 38 | 39.6 |
| 3 | 8 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 39.6 | 50 | 52.1 |
| 4 | 57 | 59.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 32.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 8.3 |
| 5 | 31 | 32.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 | 67.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Weighted score | 169 | 11.86 | 469 | 32.93 | 127 | 8.92 | 357 | 25.07 | 302 | 21.21 |