Teaching Efficiency and Satisfaction of Clinical Practicum for College Students in Audiology Major

Purpose: This study investigated teaching efficiency and satisfaction with clinical practicum for college students in the audiology major. Through this research, the author seeks to improve quality and teaching methods in clinical practicum. Methods: Although a total of 140 participants who completed at least one course in audiology clinical practicum were recruited, the author analyzed only 131 surveys. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics, audiology clinical practicum satisfaction, and teaching efficiency in audiology practicum education. All questions other than those related to general characteristics were prepared on the Likert 5-point scale. Results: Audiology clinical practicum satisfaction and teaching efficiency averaged 3.91 and 4.04, respectively. Audiology clinical practicum satisfaction and teaching efficiency based on participants’ characteristics showed statistically significant differences related to clinical practicum period, health status, interpersonal relationships, difficult interpersonal relationships in clinical practicum, satisfaction with college life, satisfaction with major, and satisfaction with audiology clinical practicum. There were significant positive correlations between the sub-factors of teaching efficiency and audiology clinical practicum satisfaction. Conclusion: In the audiology major, teaching efficiency and clinical practicum satisfaction were very similar to or higher than those in health departments, and teaching efficiency was found to have a significant effect on clinical practicum satisfaction. Therefore, the College of Audiology and the Korean Faculty Council for Audiology will develop and investigate specific clinical practicum instructional plans and clinical practicum guidelines that can improve audiology clinical practicum satisfaction, and the introduction of a systematic system to reflect these results should be actively considered.