Gaffari R, Safaie N, Hassanzadeh S, Sarbazvatan H.
Assessment of teachers who are teaching in clinical skills department from medical students, perspectives.
Rawal Med J Jan ;33(1):101-3.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess teachers who are teaching in clinical skills department regarding different aspects from medical students` perspectives. Material and Methods: The design of this study was descriptive. A questionnaire was used to gather data, with 10 questions, and likert scale of very much=6, very little=1 was used. The statistical analysis was performed with SPSS software. Results: In the case of respectful and appropriate attitudes towards students, teachers gained 92.10±12.99, in the case of their on time presence in class, and spending time, they gained 87.02±18.33, in the case of ideal class management and teaching sessions they gained 87.75±15.85, in the case of maintaining appropriate relationships with participants, they gained 88.92±15.51, in the case of effective use of methods and pedagogical regalia which will match their aims and learning scopes, they gained 87.68±16.25, in the case of making a correlation between theory and practice in pedagogical issues, they gained 87.64±15.69, in the case of giving a summary at the end of the work in workshop, they gained 84.93±58.23, in the case of their ability and academic dominance (their proficiency) in their specific field of study, they gained 89.36±15.39, their fluency was 87.74±17.31, and finally, their average from students` perspectives was 18.66±1.51 out of 20. Conclusion: Using students opinion in pedagogical planning, providing facilities, and using regalia in teaching clinical skills can be affective in improving the quality of clinical pedagogy. (Rawal Med J 2008;33:101-103).

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