Favourable influence of revised basic course workshops in medical educational technology on knowledge of teaching learning and assessment methods of participants

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the outcome of medical education workshops in terms of their usefulness, actual and perceived knowledge gained and the utilization of teaching learning and assessment methods learnt by the participants. Methods: Three workshops on medical education technology with a pretest and posttest immediately and at 2 and 6 months after the workshop were conducted. Results: The scores of usefulness of workshop remained consistent in post workshop evaluations. The knowledge scores of participants in all posttest evaluations were greater than the pretest scores. However, in comparison to immediate posttest values, there was a decrease in the score at 2 months, which again increased at 6 months. Perception of utilization of teaching learning methods decreased from 0 to 6 months and perception of knowledge of assessment methods decreased at 2 and 6 months from immediate post workshop scores. The post workshop perception of, knowledge of teaching learning methods and utilization of assessment methods did not change at the end of six months. Conclusion: The workshops were useful and increased the knowledge of teaching learning and assessment methods in participants in comparison to pre workshop value. Perception of utilization of teaching learning methods and perception of knowledge of assessment methods decreased from immediate post workshop evaluations.

Efficacy of Faculty Development Training Workshops (FDTWs) on Writing High-Quality Multiple-Choice Questions at Northern Border University (NBU) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

“…It is also essential to study the immediate effect of any FDTW conducted to understand the benefits of the reading material, group discussions, and brainstorming sessions. Feedback sought from the participants is generally generic, but a questionnaire designed to assess the individual needs of the attending member could actually help improve future sessions [ 22 ].…”