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Schiekirka-Schwake, S., Dreiling, K., Pyka, K., Anders, S., von Steinbüchel, N., & Raupach, T. (2018). Improving evaluation at two medical schools. The clinical teacher, 15(4), 314-318. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.12686
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Schiekirka-Schwake S, Dreiling K, Pyka K, Anders S, von Steinbüchel N, Raupach T. Improving evaluation at two medical schools. Clin Teach. 2018 Aug;15(4):314-318. doi: 10.1111/tct.12686. Epub 2017 Aug 03. PMID: 28771992.
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Clin Teach. 2018 Aug;15(4):314-318. doi: 10.1111/tct.12686. Epub 2017 Aug 03.

Improving evaluation at two medical schools.

The clinical teacher

Sarah Schiekirka-Schwake, Katharina Dreiling, Katharina Pyka, Sven Anders, Nicole von Steinbüchel, Tobias Raupach

Affiliations

  1. Division of Medical Education Research and Curriculum Development, Study Deanery of Göttingen Medical School, Germany.
  2. Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.
  3. Department of Legal Medicine, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  4. Institute of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany.

PMID: 28771992 DOI: 10.1111/tct.12686

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Student evaluations of teaching can provide useful feedback for teachers and programme coordinators alike. We have designed a novel evaluation tool assessing teacher performance and student learning outcome. This tool was implemented at two German medical schools. In this article, we report student and teacher perceptions of the novel tool, and the implementation process.

METHODS: Focus group discussions as well as one-to-one interviews involving 22 teachers and 31 undergraduate medical students were conducted. Following adjustments to the feedback reports (e.g. the colour coding of results) at one medical school, 42 teachers were asked about their perceptions of the revised report and the personal benefit of the evaluation tool.

RESULTS: Teachers appreciated the individual feedback provided by the evaluation tool and stated that they wanted to improve their teaching, based on the results; however, they missed most of the preparative communication. Students were unsure about the additional benefit of the instrument compared with traditional evaluation tools. A majority was unwilling to complete evaluation forms in their spare time, and some felt that the new questionnaire was too long and that the evaluations occurred too often. They were particularly interested in feedback on how their comments have helped to further improve teaching. Student evaluations of teaching can provide useful feedback CONCLUSION: Despite evidence of the utility of the tool for individual teachers, implementation of changes to the process of evaluation appears to have been suboptimal, mainly owing to a perceived lack of communication. In order to motivate students to provide evaluation data, feedback loops including aims and consequences should be established.

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd and The Association for the Study of Medical Education.

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