| Literature DB >> 25812611 |
Young Jon Kim1, Hyoo Hyun Yoo2, Chan Uhng Joo3.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Simple instructional systems design (ISD) model is based on a fast development, usability test, and continuos feedback, which are necessary for educational program development in medical school. This study aims to figure out the usability of Simple ISD model for a medical ethics education program by describing a developmental details of each phase and its evaluation results.Entities:
Keywords: Medical ethics; Program development; Simple instructional systems design
Year: 2011 PMID: 25812611 PMCID: PMC8813530 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2011.23.3.185
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
Fig. 1.The Simple Instructional Systems Development Model for Development of a Medical Ethics Program
Example of Needs Analysis
| Needs | Analysis | Division | Solutions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of instruction | No medical ethics-major faculty member | Education | Team teaching |
| Recruit a ethicist and other clinicians | |||
| Limit of usable instructional strategies | Others | Provide teaching-tip manuals to faculty members | |
| Provide evaluation feedbacks to faculty members | |||
| Encourage to participate in other instructors’ class | |||
| Students’ passive attitude | Fail to attain students’ attention | Education | Case-based approach |
| Use media as teaching materials | |||
| Keep optimal learning loads | |||
| Others | Class hour adjustment | ||
| Pass or fail evaluation | Education | Norm-criterion evaluation |
Medical Ethics Education Program
| Instructors | Major | Topic | Methods and strategies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicist | Ethics (non-MD) | Medical ethics principles (2 hr) | Text-based lecture |
| Medical faculty members/Clinicians | Pediatricians | Inter-relational ethics (2 hr) | Cases of conflicts /Discussion |
| (Coordinator) | Pediatric medical ethical issues (2 hr) | Video/Discussion | |
| Research ethics (2 hr) | Movie/Essay writing | ||
| Internal Medicine (Division of Infectious Disease) | Life and death (2 hr) | Case presentation/Lecture (residents, PK students) | |
| Internal Medicine (Division of Nephrology) | Brain death and organ transplantation (2 hr) | Lecture with case analysis | |
| Gynecology | Euthanasia & medical futility (2 hr) | Group discussion | |
| Psychiatry | Mental health ethical issues (2 hr) | Actual case-based lecture | |
| Forensic scientist | Forensics | Medical ethics and law (2 hr) | Case debate |
| Total | 7 Instructors /Team teaching | 9 topics (Total 20 hr, 2 hr of final test included) | Case-based discussion |
The Result of Student Evaluation on Medical Ethics Education Program
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| No. | Mean | SD | No. | Mean | SD | No. | Mean | SD | |||
| Learning contents and loads | 1. | This program was necessary for medical professionalism and ethical reflection | 107 | 4.21 | 0.94 | 99 | 4.68 | 0.86 | 66 | 4.45 | 0.89 |
| 2. | The learning contents and composition of this program were appropriate for professionalism-medical ethics education. | 107 | 4.00 | 0.97 | 99 | 4.62 | 0.85 | 66 | 4.50 | 0.92 | |
| Instructional methods and strategies | 3. | The instructional methods and strategies used in this program were effective to evoke students interests | 107 | 4.34 | 0.99 | 99 | 4.70 | 0.84 | 66 | 4.53 | 0.93 |
| 4. | This class attracted students’ active participation | 107 | 4.04 | 0.97 | 99 | 4.61 | 0.94 | 66 | 4.45 | 0.81 | |
| 5. | The loads of learning activities and assignment were reasonable. | 107 | 3.57 | 1.04 | 99 | 4.46 | 0.97 | 66 | 4.48 | 0.83 | |
| Achievement evaluation | 6. | The evaluation items of students’ achievement test were compatible with learning contents | 107 | 3.54 | 1.15 | 99 | 4.60 | 0.98 | 66 | 4.02 | 1.03 |
| Self-evaluation | 7. | I prepared for the class sincerely and participated in class actively | 107 | 4.07 | 0.89 | 99 | 4.45 | 0.87 | 66 | 4.42 | 0.82 |
| 8. | This program bring me a significant change in my professionalism and my ethical attitude | 107 | 3.95 | 0.82 | 99 | 4.64 | 0.78 | 66 | 4.30 | 0.92 | |
| Average | 107 | 3.96 | 0.97 | 99 | 4.59 | 0.87 | 66 | 4.41 | 0.89 | ||
SD: Standard deviation.