
Characteristics of medical teachers using student-centered teaching methods
- Kyong-Jee Kim Jee-Young Hwang
- 한국의학교육학회
- Korean Journal of Medical Education
- 제29권 제3호
- 등재여부 : KCI우수등재
- 2017.09
- 187 - 191 (5 pages)
Purpose: This study investigated characteristics of medical teachers who have adopted student-centered teaching methods into their teaching. Methods: A 24-item questionnaire consisted of respondent backgrounds, his or her use of student-centered teaching methods, and awareness of the school’s educational objectives and curricular principles was administered of faculty members at a private medical school in Korea. Descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis were conducted to compare faculty use of student-centered approaches across different backgrounds and awareness of curricular principles. Results: Overall response rate was 70% (N=140/200), approximately 25% (n=34) of whom were using student-centered teaching methods. Distributions in the faculty use of student-centered teaching methods were significantly higher among basic sciences faculty (versus clinical sciences faculty), with teaching experiences of over 10 years (versus less than 10 years), and who were aware of the school’s educational objectives and curricular principles. Conclusion: Our study indicates differences in medical faculty’s practice of student-centered teaching across disciplines, teaching experiences, and their understanding of the school’s educational objectives curricular principles. These findings have implications for faculty development and institutional support to better promote faculty use of student-centered teaching approaches.
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