Showing 15 results for Evaluation.
Soheila Ehsanpour,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (12-2006)
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Introduction: At the end of their education, nursing students have to acquire the minimum capabilities, essential for their professional job. The aim of this study was to determine the achievement of minimum learning requirements by midwifery students in School of Nursing and Midwifery of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: A descriptive study as an educational evaluation based on CIPP (Context, Input, Process, and Product) model was performed. The study sample included 36 midwifery students from two educational periods who were prepared for their final practical exam. Data collection tool was a questionnaire which was developed through Delphi technique using experts’ views. The questionnaire assessed 12 courses including 61 units by asking about watching, listening, reading, and experiencing some tasks as well as their capability in doing those tasks. The data was analyzed by SPSS software as frequency distribution. Results: More than 90% of the courses were taught according to the outline approved by Cultural Revolution Committee. Concerning clinical education, the students did not have enough experience in uncommon cases such as breech delivery, using forceps and women’s cancer. In some cases such as neonate resuscitation, the student had no experience at all. Conclusion: In some cases, the students did not have enough experience in gaining the needed skills. It is suggested that teachers use new and active methods of teaching and take advantage of film, moulage and other audio-visual equipments for teaching unique cases.
Reza Gholi Vahidi, Nasrin Danesh Khah, Madlin Araks, Hossein Koshavar, Asghar Mohammadpour,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (12-2006)
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Introduction: Most of previous studies have focused on factors affecting learning during nursing educational program, and a few researches have been conducted on students’ achievements. The present research aimed to determine nursing students’ and instructors’ viewpoints regarding the level of skills gained by students during internship in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this descriptive study conducted in 2003, 74 bachelor nursing students attending internship program and 33 instructors were selected using census method of sampling. A researcher made questionn-aire with five point Likert scale and including 96 questions was distributed as self-administered. The questionnaire covered a variety of dimensions such as providing services for patients, patient care, patient safety, management skills, quality improvement, and patient education. The data was analyzed by SPSS software using frequency distribution, and Chi2. Results: The achieved professional abilities in all dimensions were not satisfactory. There was a significant difference between students’ and instructors’ viewpoints, on the level of professional skills in patients’ services, patient care, management skills, quality improvement, and patient education. Conclusion: Students’ professional abilities during internship program were not optimum. The gap is probably due to the absence of good, supportive and incentive environment, or due to the lack of appropriate stewardship and management mechanisms.
Roshanak Hassan Zahraei, Giti Atash Sokhan, Shayesteh Salehi, Soheila Ehsanpour, Akbar Hassanzadeh,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (3-2008)
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Introduction: Teaching and learning are interdependent in educational process. Teaching effectiveness, therefore, is to be investigated both from teachers' and learners' viewpoints in order to achieve a better education. This study was conducted to determine and compare the factors related to effective clinical education from teachers' and students' viewpoints in School Of Nursing and Midwifery in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, the population under the study was 53 faculty members and 118 senior students selected through purposeful sampling. The research environment consisted of teachers' offices, hospitals, and clinical centers affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The data gathering tool was a researcher made questionnaire consisted of two parts of demographic feَAutres and factors related to clinical education which contained 5 general areas of individual feَAutres of the learner, clinical teacher, clinical environment, educational planning, and clinical evaluation. Questions related to each of these areas were scored based on a five point Scale. The questionnaires were distributed anonymously and gathered after one week. The data was analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Mean of the scores in areas of factors related to the individual feَAutres of the learner, clinical teacher, clinical environment, and educational planning were above 4 and only in the area of clinical evaluation it was 3.95±0.81 out of the total score 5. T-test results for four before mentioned areas were 0.46, 0.45, 0.53, and, 1.39, respectively and it was 0.38 for evaluation area which revealed no significant difference. Conclusion: Regarding the agreement of faculty members and students on the importance of these factors in clinical education, it is recommended to apply all these factors in order to promote the quality of clinical education.
Mansooreh Aliasgharpour, Zahra Monjamed, Naser Bahrani,
Volume 10, Issue 2 (7-2010)
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Introduction: Teacher evaluation is carried out through several ways among which the most used method in our country is teacher evaluation by students which is so controversial. This study was performed to compare the viewpoints of teachers and students about factors affecting teacher evaluation by students. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in second semester of 2007-2008 academic years, in school of nursing and midwifery of Tehran Medical University. Using convenient sampling method based on time, 95 teachers and 379 students of this school were selected as study samples. Their viewpoints were collected by two separate questionnaires each comprising 5 sections. These questionnaires were distributed among students as group administered and among teachers as self-administered. Data was analyzed by SPSS software using frequency distribution and t-test. Results: There was no significant difference between the mean score of students' and teachers' viewpoints considering factors related to teachers’ personal features, teacher's educational activities, educational conditions, and factors associated with students. But a significant difference was observed between their mean score regarding factors related to practical course. Students considered factors unrelated to teacher's quality of education such as easy taking, easy examination questions, level of interest in discipline, and level of interest in teacher, very important. Conclusion: According to teachers' and students' viewpoints, many factors affect teacher evaluation that discounting factors related to practical course, all other factors are adhered by both groups. Therefore, evaluation by students serves as a valuable criterion for teachers' performance. It is necessary to pay attention to the factors unrelated to teacher's quality of education in teacher evaluation by students
Mostafa Dehghani, Athar Omid, Vahid Ashourioun, Maryam Avizhgan, Atousa Esmaeilee, Mohammad Reza Akhlaghi, Parvaneh Nasri, Marzieh Hosseini, Ali Asilian,
Volume 10, Issue 5 (2-2011)
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Introduction: Various studies show that Log book can be also used in evaluation of medical course curriculum in clinical level in addition to evaluation of students’ achievement and their level of competencies. This article was to investigate the applicability of this new usage of Log book . Methods: Logbooks were designed by faculty members through various sessions in clinical departments in six sections of introduction, outcomes and essentials of learning, disease exposure case reports, communication skills evaluation, procedural skills learning in the morning and at the time of shift. Logbooks were filled by students and returned.Then, frequency of observed cases by students and the fields used by the departments were calculated. Results: The students had not observed 5 diseases (26%) in orthopedic Dept., 6 diseases (50%) in neurology Dept., 15diseases (68%) in infectious diseases Dept. and 1 disease (6%) in toxicology Dept. But, all diseases had been observed in ENT Dept by students. Log books in Dept. of internal medicine were so incomplete that their data were not usable. Departments of orthopedics and neurology from outpatient clinics, Department of infectious diseases from hospitalization ward, Department of toxicology from emergency had the highest usage. Discussion: If students, faculty members and residents in educational departments know well about the importance and role of logbook and observe its function results, logbook can be used for evaluation of educational curriculum.
Rasoul Salehi, Najmeh Jafari, Marjan Golshani, Fariba Haghani,
Volume 10, Issue 5 (2-2011)
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Introduction: Educational objectives are the basic parts of educational programs, which guarantee achievement to the goals. Nowadays, there are no clearly defined educational objectives in course of general medicine, which causes the students to feel inefficiency and lose their motivation. This study has tried to define educational objectives and evaluate them as an effective step towards promotion of medical basic science education. Methods: This is a descriptive analytical study. At first six teams including vice chancellor for education, department faculty members and experts of medical education were formed .Next, the educational objectives in course of limb anatomy, head and neck anatomy, anatomy of trunk, neuroanatomy, embryology and histology were defined in several sessions. Then, a 13-closed item questionnaire (in Likert scale, completely agree to absolutely disagree) was designed in order to determine students’ viewpoints regarding defined educational objectives. Moreover, after that its validity and reliability were confirmed, it was handed out to those students who had already passed the course .From 300 distributed questionnaires, 207 were filled and returned by the students. Data were analyzed through SPSS 16. In next step, levels of objectives- directed teaching process and goal achievement were checked by learning objective questionnaire (LOQ) filled by 23 students attending the course actively. Finally, the percentage of teachers’ attention to the goals of each course was determined. Results: After several sessions, 165 objectives in anatomy, 215 objectives in head and neck anatomy, 222 objectives in anatomy of trunk, 303 objectives in neuroanatomy, 250 objectives in embryology and 394 objectives in histology were designed. These objectives were converted to software sources, and after consultation with experts and a final revision given to students. The survey showed 78% of students used these objectives s in their studying within semester and 67% stated that having the goals helped them use better references. Analysis of LOQ questionnaires showed that in most of the courses, the defined objectives s had been followed accompanied with level of education and related reference in teachers’ teaching. Conclusion: Preparation and designing educational easily available objectives and can be modified may be a basic step in promotion of medical basic science education. Consideration of these objectives in trend of medical students’ education is an important and inevitable issue.
Rita Mojtahedzadeh, Aeen Mohammadi, Amirhossein Emami,
Volume 11, Issue 4 (11-2011)
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Introduction: Designing e-learning systems based on the principles and prerequisites of teaching and learning theories requires a comprehensive and systematic approach to instructional design procedure. An experience of instructional design, implementation and evaluation of an e-learning system is represented in this study. Methods: In the present action research study, five steps of systematic instructional design, including analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation, were performed in Tehran University of Medical Sciences for developing an e-learning system. The principles and prerequisites of teaching and learning procedure were identified. Then the supportive learning management system was designed and related regulations which were approved in associated university councils were developed. Faculty development workshops were held for e-teachers. This procedure was completed during 2007-2009. Results: Master degree program on medical education was chosen as the first discipline and 25 students enrolled in two academic years. The application of system as a supportive pedagogical instrument began by 44 faculty members who used the system for 450 students. Students' and teachers' evaluation of system showed their high satisfaction (88%). None of the students dismissed the course. Conclusion: A systematic instructional design before launching e-learning systems or purchasing softwares may guarantee its success. University's used the evaluation results for further revisions and updates of the system.
Alireza Taheri, Saeed Forghani, Shahla Atapour, Akbar Hasanzadeh,
Volume 11, Issue 9 (3-2012)
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Introduction: Teaching and learning are interdependent in educational process. Teaching effectiveness, therefore, should be investigated both from teachers' and learners' viewpoints in order to achieve a better education. This study was conducted to determine and compare the factors related to effective clinical education from teachers' and students' viewpoint in School of rehabilitation in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 23 faculty members and 107 senior students selected through census sampling method. The data collection tool was a researcher made questionnaire consisted of demographic information and factors related to clinical education which contained 5 general areas (individual features of the learner, individual features of clinical teacher, clinical environment, educational planning, and clinical evaluation). 32 questions related to these areas were scored based on a five point likert scale. The data was analyzed by SPSS 18 software. Results: Individual features of clinical teachers (3.04±0.74) and students (2.96±0.67) got the most scores in two groups (faculty members and students). The effect of clinical environment and clinical evaluation were found to be significantly different between students and teachers (p <0.05). Students’ scores were higher than teachers in term of clinical environment (2.49±1.14 vs. 1.90±0.8) and clinical evaluation (2.56±1.09 vs. 1.99±0.98). Conclusion: Two areas of individual features of clinical teachers and students are ،more influential on clinical teaching than other areas. Therefore, attention to and strengthen the individual features of clinical teachers and students, systematic providing and revision of curriculum, providing proper clinical environment (in term of facilities and personnel) ،regular and accurate evaluation of internship course and giving feedback to the educational authorities could be important in the effectiveness of clinical education.
Mohammad Reza mohammadreza Abedini, Ali Abassi, Fathiye fathieye Mortazavi, Bita Bijari,
Volume 12, Issue 6 (9-2012)
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Introduction: Effective communication between teachers and students plays a significant role in the efficacy of teaching-learning process. This study aimed to identify the influencing factors in teacher-student communication from the viewpoints of students of Birjand University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on students of Birjand University of Medical Sciences (BUMS). Relying on literature review and consult with experts, a researcher-made questionnaire was developed including three domains of teachers’ personal, professional, and scientific characteristics. After confirming content validity and reliability, questionnaires were delivered in person and then collected after completion. Data derived from 323 questionnaires was analyzed through descriptive statistics and using independent T and ANOVA.
Results: Mean scores of three areas of personal, professional, and scientific characteristics of professors were respectively 4.35±.52, 4.27±.56 and 4.05±1.11 (out of 5). According to the students, being respectful to students, mastery on academic subjects, being up-to-date, equality in dealing with students, and accountability were regarded as the most effective factors in communication between teachers and students. This is while professor’s gender, age, history of research activities, and sensible use of encouraging tools were the least important factors in this relationship known by students.
Conclusion: The results suggest that the character and ethical aspects of teachers as well as their scientific knowledge and teaching approach could enhance the relationship between teachers and students, thereby improve the teaching and learning process.
Mousa Alavi, Alireza Irajpour,
Volume 13, Issue 10 (1-2014)
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Introduction: Despite importance of evaluating students’ clinical competencies through nursing education program, there is still controversy about optimum characteristics (indices) of clinical evaluation methods and there is no consensus. This study was performed to determine optimum characteristics of clinical competencies’ evaluation and to assess clinical nursing teachers’ viewpoints.
Methods: This mixed method study carried out in three subsequent phases in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Firstly, the criteria for evaluationg nursing students’ clinical competencies were extracted from different sources such as libraries and databases. In the second phase in which nursing students (n=17), clinical teachers (n=4) and nursing professionals (n=2) participated the extracted criteria were revised, completed and categorized. Finally a 4point Likert scale questionnaire was utilized to get the views of a census sample of 47 clinical nursing teachers about the evaluation criteria. Data were analyzed through qualitative and quantitative methods and descriptive statistics.
Results: Qualitative data analysis led to identify 5 main themes and 44 subthemes of criteria (optimum characteristics) for clinical evaluation methods namely criteria for evaluation context, criteria for evaluation content, criteria for evaluation process, criteria for grading students and criteria for evaluation outputs. The maximum and minimum of the mean scores (Standard Deviations) of the clinical nursing teachers’ views about the importance of the criteria were 3.81±0.49 and 2.74±0/9 that were related to “linking the theoretical and clinical education” and “using new information technology” respectively.
Conclusion: This study introduces some important characteristic of clinical competency evaluation methods. Considering the high agreement of clinical nursing teachers with importance of the extracted criteria, it would be worthwhile to use them to improve clinical competency evaluation methods for nursing students.
Fariba Haghani, Masoumeh Rahimi, Soheila Ehsanpour,
Volume 14, Issue 7 (10-2014)
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Introduction: The main purpose of education is to develop clinical competencies among the students of health sciences. Meaningful and constructive feedback is necessary to the learners to attain constructive knowledge. The goal of this study was to assess "the perceived feedback" by the midwifery students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: We performed this descriptive cross-sectional study on 25 senior midwifery students studying at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2013-2014 academic years. Participants were selected through census and data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. Medical education specialists and midwifery experts assessed the content and face validity of the questionnaire and its reliability was measured through Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α = 0.86). The five-point Likert Scale was used (Never=1, Rarely=2, Sometimes=3, Very Often=4, Always=5) in the questionnaire. The expected mean was considered 4 (above the average). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics tests, one-sample t-test and Anova.
Results: 24 students of midwifery completed 180 questionnaires according to the classification of courses and instructors. The mean scores obtained for perceived feedback were 3.69±0.66 for the content of feedback area, 3.71±0.55 for the method of providing feedback, and 3.94±0.67 for the skills of providing feedback area. No significant difference was found between the different courses regarding the mean scores in different areas.
Conclusion: The results showed that basic rules of providing feedback in all three areas of content, method, and skills of providing feedback were not implemented appropriately and at a desirable level. Therefore, it seems necessary to increase the instructors’ knowledge on the importance of presenting feedback and training them on appropriate methods of giving feedback in order to improve the quality of clinical education in midwifery.
Marzieh Adel Mehraban, Azam Moladoust,
Volume 14, Issue 11 (2-2015)
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Introduction: Enabling nursing students in clinical skills such as management is only possible through creating enough opportunities for obtaining and practicing such skills in a clinical environment. Therefore, given the importance of this issue and lack of information and backgrounds on the subject, this study aimed to evaluate management internship of nursing students through both qualitative and quantitative methods.
Methods: This concurrent mixed methods study was conducted in nursing faculty of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2011 and data were gathered in two phases, qualitative and quantitative. 80 nursing students were selected in the quantitative phase (65 females and 15 males) who completed a management internship evaluation questionnaire whose validity had been verified earlier (r=0.8). At the same time, data about internship procedures were collected for the qualitative phase by interviewing 18 nursing students. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed by descriptive methods and qualitative content analysis respectively.
Results: Findings of the quantitative phase showed that students became mostly proficient in routine activities such as writing a daily report and delivery and change in wards while had little proficiency in special and non-routine activities such as applying for monthly necessary equipment and participating in staff on-the-job training. In the qualitative phase, 48 conceptual codes were extracted. These experiences were classified into two categories of learning experiences and internship problems. Learning experiences were classified into five subcategories: organization, coordination, control, assessment and planning, and recording and reporting. Internship problems were classified into three subcategories: instructor-related problems, nature of internship training, and the internship environment.
Conclusion:The results demonstrated that although students mostly became proficient in routine activities, they had never experienced some of these activities. This study also showed that there are barriers to implementation of such internships in terms of the nature, instructor, and environment which will have impacts on achieving internship objectives
Marzieh Asadi Lari, Zeinab Moshfeghy, Marzieh Shahpari, Ferdos Mohammad Alian,
Volume 15, Issue 0 (4-2015)
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Introduction: Logbook is one of the common methods for evaluation of clinical skills of medical students. This method has been used in recent years in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences for clinical evaluation of midwifery students. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the level of students’ satisfaction with this method.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in 2014 in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and 52 students of midwifery who attended "Medical-Surgical" (MS) and "Gynecology" (Gyn) practicums were selected by convenience sampling. Data were collected using a valid and reliable researcher-made questionnaire. It consisted of 23 items and measured nine domains with a five-point Likert scale. Data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics, ANOVA and post hoc tests.
Results: The mean of midwifery students’ satisfaction with the logbook was 48.51±15.02 in MS practicum and 48.81±16.94 in Gyn practicum. In the MS practicum, the highest satisfaction score was related to the domain of “being stressful” (59.61±26.11) and the lowest score was related to “being fair” (44.61±20.81). In the Gyn practicum, the highest satisfaction score was related to the domain of “conformity to educational goals” (57.30±19.71) and the lowest score was related to “interest in the logbook method” (43.46±20.72). In both practicums, the satisfaction level of last semester students was higher than that of other students.
Conclusion: Use of Logbook in the clinical evaluation of MS and Gyn practicums for midwifery students of Shiraz University of Medical Science, was accompanied by relative dissatisfaction. Therefore, revision and modification of the various aspects of the Logbook seem to be necessity in order to make students more satisfied.
Mehdi Mohammadi, Helena Ghatrei,
Volume 15, Issue 0 (11-2015)
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between students’ social and academic integration and their evaluation of the faculties’ educational performance quality in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was performed on all students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The participants (n = 431) were selected through two-stage cluster sampling method. The data was collected through the institutional integration questionnaire and faculties’ educational performance quality questionnaire. After verifying the validity and reliability of the questionnaires, they were distributed among students. The collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results: Students’ social integration, by itself, was a positive and significant predictor of their evaluation of faculties’ educational performance quality. Students’ academic integration, by itself, was also a positive and significant predictor of their evaluation of faculties’ educational performance quality. Students’ Social and academic integration, simultaneously, was a positive and significant predictor of their evaluation of faculties’ educational performance quality. Findings also showed that the proposed models had appropriate fitness. Conclusion: Students’ successful academic experiences and their social integration with peers, staff and faculty members affect their evaluation and determine their level of satisfaction with faculties’ educational performance quality.
Marziyhe Meraji, Sanaz Sadat Mahmoodian, Elahe Houshmand,
Volume 16, Issue 0 (4-2016)
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Introduction: Along with science and technology advancement, philosophy, content and educational methods are transforming. Modern approaches such as constructivism have replaced traditional approaches and the assumption of knowledge transfer from teachers to learners. One of these approaches is concept map. The purpose of this paper was to examine the application of concept maps in education and learning.
Methods: In this review study, all of Persian studies published on the subject of concept map from 2001-15 were searched and reviewed through three electronic Persian databases (Magiran, SID and Iranmedex). Selected publications were analyzed by means of content analysis.
Results: Sixty-one papers were excluded from a total of 98 publications based on inclusion criteria. Findings showed that 94.6 percent of the papers had assessed with the application of concept map in education, while the remainder dealt with its application in learning evaluation. The subject of 54 percent of the papers was in the field of health with 43.2 percent in the nursing education field.
Conclusion: Concept map is introduced in education as a learning-teaching strategy which promotes deep and meaningful learning. In the field of health in general and nursing in particular, concept map has led to deep and meaningful learning, improved clinical decisions, enhanced critical thinking and problem solving skills, increased student interactions, enhanced self-efficacy and cognitive strategies. It also has improved creativity, patient training, leadership style, care management and has facilitated the analysis of disease information in complicated clinical environments.
