| Literature DB >> 26657547 |
Jinyoung Hwang, Jwa-Seop Shin, Hyun-Bae Yoon, Do-Hwan Kim, Dong-Mi Yoo, Eun Jeong Kim, Seung-Hee Lee.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop criteria to evaluate a premedical curriculum to ultimately improve the quality of premedical education.Entities:
Keywords: Curriculum evaluation; Delphi survey; Evaluation criteria; Premedical curriculum
Mesh:
Year: 2015 PMID: 26657547 PMCID: PMC8814509 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2015.27.4.255
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
Delphi Response Personnel according to Its Area of Specialization
| Area of specialization | Delphi response personnel | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st round | 2nd round | |
| 1. Education major, nonmedical education field practician | 2 | 2 |
| 2. Education major, medical education field practician | 5 | 4 |
| 3. Medical education major, medical education field practician | 1 | 1 |
| 4. Medical major, medical education field practician | 13 | 13 |
| Total | 21 | 20 |
The First Draft of Evaluation Criteria for Premedical Curriculum
| Evaluation area | Evaluation item | Evaluation indicator |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation on development | 1. Educational goal | 1.1 The clarity of educational goal/objective |
| 1.2 The appropriacy of educational goal/objective | ||
| 1.3 The rational setting method for educational goal/objective | ||
| 1.4 The cognition for educational goal/objective | ||
| 2. Curriculum | 2.1 The validity of contents on curriculum | |
| 2.2 The appropriacy of curriculum organization | ||
| 2.3 The organization of general curriculum | ||
| 2.4 The organization of major curriculum | ||
| 2.5 The organization of basic medical sciences before acquirement of medical knowledge | ||
| 2.6 The organization of general curriculum for cultivation of character | ||
| Evaluation on implementation | 3. Class management | 3.1 The development of teaching ability |
| 3.2 The diversification of teaching method | ||
| 3.3 The suitability of teaching method | ||
| 3.4 The suitability of learning evaluation method | ||
| 4. Education management | 4.1 The systemicity of lesson plan | |
| 4.2 The appropriacy of class instruction unit | ||
| 4.3 The class management | ||
| 4.4 The content and process of lecture evaluation | ||
| 4.5 The utilization of lecture evaluation | ||
| 4.6 The management of students with superior grade and academic probation | ||
| 4.7 The curriculum steering and management committee | ||
| Evaluation on outcome | 5. Educational outcome | 5.1 The decision on attainment of educational goal/objective |
| 5.2 The entrance rate of medical school | ||
| 5.3 The rate of academic interruption | ||
| 6. Self-evaluation | 6.1 The self-evaluation of curriculum | |
| 7. Satisfaction | 7.1 The satisfaction on education |
The Result of the First Delphi Survey on Educational Areas
| Educational area | Descriptive statistics | Central tendency | CVR[ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mode | Median | IQR | ||
| Evaluation on development | 4.38 | 0.58 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.90 |
| Evaluation on implementation | 4.43 | 0.58 | 5 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.90 |
| Evaluation on outcome | 4.43 | 0.58 | 5 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.90 |
Validity scale: 1-strongly disagree, 2-disagree, 3-neither agree or disagree, 4-agree, 5-strongly agree.
SD: Standard deviation, IQR: Interquartile range, CVR: Content validity ratio.
CVR over 0.40 is valid if the number of panel is 21 [20].
The Result of the First Delphi Survey on Educational Items
| Educational area | Educational item | Descriptive statistics | Central tendency | CVR[ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mode | Median | IQR | |||
| Evaluation on development | 1. Educational goal | 4.48 | 0.66 | 5 | 5 | 4–5 | 0.81 |
| 2. Curriculum | 4.24 | 0.87 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.81 | |
| Evaluation on implementation | 3. Class management | 4.10 | 0.68 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.62 |
| 4. Education management | 4.19 | 0.85 | 5 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.62 | |
| Evaluation on outcome | 5. Educational outcome | 4.14 | 0.71 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.62 |
| 6. Self-evaluation | 3.71 | 0.70 | 4 | 4 | 3–4 | 0.33 | |
| 7. Satisfaction | 3.86 | 0.77 | 4 | 4 | 3–4 | 0.43 | |
Validity scale: 1-strongly disagree, 2-disagree, 3-neither agree or disagree, 4-agree, 5-strongly agree.
SD: Standard deviation, IQR: Interquartile range, CVR: Content validity ratio.
CVR over 0.40 is valid if the number of panel is 21 [20].
The Result of the First Delphi Survey on Educational Indicators
| Educational area | Educational item | Educational indicator | Descriptive statistics | Central tendency | CVR[ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mode | Median | IQR | ||||
| Evaluation on development | 1. Educational goal | 1.1. The clarity of educational goal/objective | 4.36 | 0.94 | 5 | 5 | 4–5 | 0.81 |
| 1.2. The appropriacy of educational goal/objective | 4.38 | 0.79 | 5 | 5 | 4–5 | 0.62 | ||
| 1.3. The rational setting method for educational goal/objective | 4.29 | 0.70 | 5 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.71 | ||
| 1.4. The cognition for educational goal/objective | 4.10 | 0.75 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.71 | ||
| 2. Curriculum | 2.1. The validity of contents on curriculum | 4.38 | 0.84 | 5 | 5 | 4–5 | 0.71 | |
| 2.2. The appropriacy of curriculum organization | 3.95 | 1.13 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.62 | ||
| 2.3. The organization of general curriculum | 4.24 | 0.68 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.71 | ||
| 2.4. The organization of major curriculum | 4.10 | 0.81 | 5 | 4 | 3–5 | 0.43 | ||
| 2.5. The organization of basic medical sciences before acquirement of medical knowledge | 3.76 | 0.81 | 4 | 4 | 3–4 | 0.24 | ||
| 2.6. The organization of general curriculum for cultivation of character | 4.00 | 0.76 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.62 | ||
| Evaluation on implementation | 3. Class management | 3.1. The development of teaching ability | 4.00 | 1.02 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.62 |
| 3.2. The diversification of teaching method | 3.90 | 1.02 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.52 | ||
| 3.3. The suitability of teaching method | 4.00 | 0.87 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.62 | ||
| 3.4. The suitability of learning evaluation method | 4.38 | 0.58 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.90 | ||
| 4. Education management | 4.1. The systemicity of lesson plan | 3.95 | 1.05 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.52 | |
| 4.2. The appropriacy of class instruction unit | 3.76 | 1.11 | 3 | 4 | 3–5 | 0.14 | ||
| 4.3. The class management | 4.10 | 0.87 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.52 | ||
| 4.4. The content and process of lecture evaluation | 4.24 | 0.81 | 5 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.71 | ||
| 4.5. The utilization of lecture evaluation | 4.19 | 0.91 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.71 | ||
| 4.6. The management of students with superior grade and academic probation | 3.95 | 0.90 | 5 | 4 | 3–5 | 0.33 | ||
| 4.7. The curriculum steering and management committee | 4.00 | 0.76 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.62 | ||
| Evaluation on outcome | 5. Educational outcome | 5.1. The decision on attainment of educational goal/objective | 4.38 | 0.58 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.90 |
| 5.2. The entrance rate of medical school | 3.71 | 1.03 | 4 | 4 | 3–4 | 0.24 | ||
| 5.3. The rate of academic interruption | 3.57 | 0.95 | 3 | 3 | 3–4 | -0.14 | ||
| 6. Self-evaluation | 6.1. The self-evaluation of curriculum | 3.95 | 0.95 | 4 | 4 | 3–5 | 0.43 | |
| 7. Satisfaction | 7.1. The satisfaction on education | 4.19 | 0.73 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.62 | |
Validity scale: 1-strongly disagree, 2-disagree, 3-neither agree or disagree, 4-agree, 5-strongly agree.
SD: Standard deviation, IQR: Interquartile range, CVR: Content validity ratio.
CVR over 0.40 is valid if the number of panel is 21 [20].
The Result of the Second Delphi Survey on Educational Areas
| Educational area | Descriptive statistics | Central tendency | CVR[ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mode | Median | IQR | ||
| Curriculum development | 4.40 | 0.49 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 1.00 |
| Curriculum implementation | 4.60 | 0.49 | 5 | 5 | 4–5 | 1.00 |
| Curriculum outcome | 4.50 | 0.50 | 4 | 4.5 | 4–5 | 1.00 |
Validity scale: 1-strongly disagree, 2-disagree, 3-neither agree or disagree, 4-agree, 5-strongly agree.
SD: Standard deviation, IQR: Interquartile range, CVR: Content validity ratio.
CVR over 0.42 is valid if the number of panel is 20 [20].
The Result of the Second Delphi Survey on Educational Items
| Educational area | Educational item | Descriptive statistics | Central tendency | CVR[ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mode | Median | IQR | |||
| Curriculum development | 1. Educational objective | 4.70 | 0.46 | 5 | 5 | 4–5 | 1.00 |
| 2. Organization of curriculum | 4.45 | 0.50 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 1.00 | |
| Curriculum implementation | 3. Instructional method | 4.25 | 0.54 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.90 |
| 4. Class management | 4.05 | 0.67 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 | |
| Curriculum outcome | 5. Educational outcome | 4.35 | 0.48 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 1.00 |
| 6. Curriculum satisfaction | 3.65 | 0.48 | 4 | 4 | 3–4 | 0.30 | |
Validity scale: 1-strongly disagree, 2-disagree, 3-neither agree or disagree, 4-agree, 5-strongly agree.
SD: Standard deviation, IQR: Interquartile range, CVR: Content validity ratio.
CVR over 0.42 is valid if the number of panel is 20 [20].
The Result of the Second Delphi Survey on Educational Indicators
| Educational area | Educational item | Educational indicator | Descriptive statistics | Central tendency | CVR[ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mode | Median | IQR | ||||
| Curriculum development | 1. Educational objective | 1.1. The clarity of educational objectives | 4.60 | 0.92 | 5 | 5 | 4.75–5 | 0.90 |
| 1.2. The appropriacy of educational objective | 4.50 | 0.92 | 5 | 5 | 4–5 | 0.90 | ||
| 1.3. The rationality of setting method for educational objective | 4.05 | 0.38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.90 | ||
| 1.4. The degree of cognition for educational objective | 4.05 | 0.22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | ||
| 1.5. The association with educational objectives of basic medical education | 4.18 | 0.51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.60 | ||
| 2. Organization of curriculum | 2.1. The validity of educational contents | 4.70 | 0.46 | 5 | 5 | 4–5 | 1.00 | |
| 2.2. The appropriacy of general curriculum organization | 4.30 | 0.46 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 1.00 | ||
| 2.3. The appropriacy of major curriculum organization | 4.25 | 0.62 | 4 | 4 | 4–5 | 0.80 | ||
| 2.4. The appropriacy of curriculum organization for cultivation of character | 4.05 | 0.38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.90 | ||
| Curriculum implementation | 3. Instructional method | 3.1. The appropriacy of support for developing teaching ability | 4.1 | 0.44 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.90 |
| 3.2. The appropriacy of instructional method | 4.2 | 0.51 | 4 | 4 | 4–4.25 | 0.90 | ||
| 4. Class management | 4.1. The scrupulosity of lesson plan | 3.95 | 0.59 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 | |
| 4.2. The exactness in class management | 4.20 | 0.40 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | ||
| 4.3. The appropriacy of lecture evaluation | 4.20 | 0.40 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | ||
| 4.4. The effectiveness of curriculum steering committee | 3.84 | 0.67 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 | ||
| 4.5. The appropriacy of academic achievement supporting system | 3.56 | 0.76 | 4 | 4 | 3–4 | 0.20 | ||
| 4.6. The appropriacy of class operation supporting system | 3.80 | 0.80 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.42 | ||
| Curriculum outcome | 5. Educational outcome | 5.1. The appropriacy of educational objective achievement criteria | 4.00 | 0.45 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 5.2. The appropriacy of learning evaluation method | 4.15 | 0.48 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.90 | ||
| 5.3. The appropriacy of curriculum reform | 3.50 | 0.69 | 4 | 4 | 3–4 | 0.10 | ||
| 6. Curriculum satisfaction | 6.1. The satisfaction of student | 3.89 | 0.31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.60 | |
| 6.2. The satisfaction of faculty | 3.78 | 0.42 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 | ||
Validity scale: 1-strongly disagree, 2-disagree, 3-neither agree or disagree, 4-agree, 5-strongly agree.
SD: Standard deviation, IQR: Interquartile range, CVR: Content validity ratio.
CVR over 0.42 is valid if the number of panel is 20 [20].
The Final Confirmation of Premedical Curriculum Criteria
| Educational area | Educational item | Educational indicator |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum development | 1. Educational objective | 1.1. The clarity of educational objectives |
| 1.2. The appropriacy of educational objective | ||
| 1.3. The rationality of setting method for educational objective | ||
| 1.4. The degree of cognition for educational objective | ||
| 1.5. The association with educational objectives of basic medical education | ||
| 2. Organization of curriculum | 2.1. The validity of educational contents | |
| 2.2. The appropriacy of general curriculum organization | ||
| 2.3. The appropriacy of major curriculum organization | ||
| 2.4. The appropriacy of curriculum organization for cultivation of character | ||
| Curriculum implementation | 3. Instructional method | 3.1. The appropriacy of support for developing teaching ability |
| 3.2. The appropriacy of instructional method | ||
| 4. Class management | 4.1. The scrupulosity of lesson plan | |
| 4.2. The exactness in class management | ||
| 4.3. The appropriacy of lecture evaluation | ||
| 4.4. The effectiveness of curriculum steering committee | ||
| 4.5. The appropriacy of class operation supporting system | ||
| Curriculum outcome | 5. Educational outcome | 5.1. The appropriacy of educational objective achievement criteria |
| 5.2. The appropriacy of learning evaluation method |