Experience and Consideration on Online Course Evaluation by Medical Students

Abstract

KUSM) and to prompt us to improve the course evaluation system.Methods: Electronic questionnaire for computer-aided course evaluation via online was completed by 93 medical students who attended 32 block lectures at KUSM in 2007. The questionnaire consisted of 21 evaluation items. Frequency analysis of response on the evaluation items was conducted to find out the key features.Results: Evaluation forms for 32 lectures were received from the attendees via online. An average response rate was 63.8%. Among 17 Likert-scaled items, more negative response was observed in class quantity, studying method guidance, lecture note, teaching methods, and relevance of final examination. Conclusion:The current course evaluation at KUSM includes more questions that request students to state the overall quality of course modules than the detailed quality or skill of each lecturer. As the objective of the course evaluation is to promote students' learning and to give a feedback to the lecturer, the current consideration on the course evaluation prompted us to reorganize the design of the questionnaire according to the objective.

Factors that influence student ratings of instruction

“…그 동안 의과대학은 강의평가에 대한 대학들의 자체적인 기초연구를 여러 편 수행해 왔으나[ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ], 여전히 강의평가의 신뢰성, 타당성, 효과성 등에 관한 연구나 논의는 크게 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구는 일반대학과 의과대학의 대학환경의 차이가 있다는 것을 인정하고 의과대학 수업환경에서 교수 요인은 성별, 직급, 전공, 그리고 수업 요인은 수업 시간과 수업 방법 등을 선정하여 이 요인들이 의과대학 강의평가에 미치는 영향력을 실증적으로 분석하여 강의평가 결과를 객관적으로 해석할 수 있는 근거자료를 마련하는 데에 목적이 있다.…”

Course quality management based on monitoring by students at a medical school

“…In 2006, lecture evaluation became a requirement of the assessment and accreditation of medical education [ 7 ], and medical schools were required to conduct lecture evaluations. Individual medical schools developed their own lecture evaluation tools or used standardized forms offered by the universities they are part of [ 2 , 8 ]. By 2007, the practice was adopted by all medical schools in Korea [ 2 , 9 ].…”