| Attitudes of affiliate faculty members toward medical student summative evaluation for clinical clerkships: a qualitative analysis. | |
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PMID: 22250930 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Summative evaluation of medical students is a critical component of the educational process. Despite extensive literature on evaluation, few studies have centered on affiliate faculty members' attitudes toward summative evaluation of students, though it has been suggested that these attitudes influence their effectiveness as evaluators. PURPOSE: The objective is to examine affiliate faculty members' attitudes toward clinical clerkship evaluation using primarily qualitative research methods. METHODS: The study used a nonexperimental research design and employed mixed methods. Data were collected through interviews, focus groups, and a questionnaire from 11 affiliate faculty members. RESULTS: Themes emerging from the data fell into three broad categories: (a) factors that influence grading, (b) consequences of negative evaluations, and (c) disconnections in the grading process. The quantitative portion of the study revealed important discrepancies supporting the use of qualitative methods. CONCLUSIONS: The study highlights faculty members' struggles with the evaluative process and emphasizes the need for improvements in evaluation tools and faculty development. |
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Authors:
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Karen E Wang; Caroline Fitzpatrick; David George; Lindsey Lane |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Teaching and learning in medicine Volume: 24 ISSN: 1532-8015 ISO Abbreviation: Teach Learn Med Publication Date: 2012 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-01-18 Completed Date: 2012-05-11 Revised Date: 2012-05-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8910884 Medline TA: Teach Learn Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 8-17 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Pediatrics, Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, Pennsylvania 19611, USA. wangk@readinghospital.org |
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Attitude of Health Personnel* Clinical Clerkship / statistics & numerical data* Data Collection Education, Medical, Undergraduate / statistics & numerical data* Educational Measurement / statistics & numerical data Educational Status Faculty, Medical* Female Focus Groups Humans Interview, Psychological Male Qualitative Research Questionnaires Schools, Medical / statistics & numerical data* Students, Medical / psychology, statistics & numerical data* Tape Recording United States |
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