Influence of the wording of evaluation items on outcome-based evaluation results for large-group teaching in anatomy, biochemistry and legal medicine

Anders, Sven; Pyka, Katharina; Mueller, Tjark; Streinbuechel, Nicole von; Raupach, Tobias

doi:10.1016/j.aanat.2016.07.008

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“…Sweet stresses the importance of the tutor in understanding the here, when, and how of the learning process in reinforcing and improving the performance of dental students in clinical settings. Some studies 19 identify the importance of proper curricular design regarding the organization of activities and highlight critical teaching parameters. Didactic skills will surely be reflected in the quality of teaching and in the results obtained by the students, 20 and exams are considered a reflection of acquired learning.…”

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Assessment of the effectiveness of an introductory general chemistry course in dentistry students enrolled in a biochemistry course

Gutiérrez‐Venegas,

Rosas‐Martínez,

Juárez‐Ramos

et al. 2024

Biochem Molecular Bio Educ

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As a strategy to carry out a better achievement in the Biochemistry course, undergraduate dentistry education manage a traditional course on the basic concepts of general chemistry necessary in the understanding of Biochemistry. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of learning outcome, we aimed to develop an evaluation tool that was applied to first‐year dental students before and after receiving the general chemistry classes. Randomized trial consisted of 50 items distributed in 10 categories. The evaluation was applied to the students who took the Oral Biology course in the periods comprising 2020, 2021, and 2022 to a population of 109 students. Our results showed that after receiving the course the improvement rate was 20.71% with significant differences in each category. In conclusion, the introductory course allows students coming from different school systems to attend Biochemistry with similar knowledge of general chemistry.

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confidence: 99%

“…Some studies 19 identify the importance of proper curricular design regarding the organization of activities and highlight critical teaching parameters. Didactic skills will surely be reflected in the quality of teaching and in the results obtained by the students, 20 and exams are considered a reflection of acquired learning.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of the effectiveness of an introductory general chemistry course in dentistry students enrolled in a biochemistry course

Gutiérrez‐Venegas,

Rosas‐Martínez,

Juárez‐Ramos

et al. 2024

Biochem Molecular Bio Educ

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“…teachers' characteristics [Tran and Do, 2022]). Also, students' majors are one of the factors that have a significant effect on students' rating of teaching (Chen and Watkins, 2010), and the SET's survey items wording could be behind the effect of students' discipline on SETs as shown by Anders et al (2016). In psychometric terms, students' endorsement of a response on a Likert scale item might be affected by students' majors rather than what this survey measures.…”

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Measurement Invariance Analysis of Engineering and Mathematics Majors Students’ Understanding of Mathematics Courses Teaching Practices

Alquraan,

Alhassan,

AlEassa

2024

European Journal of STEM Education

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This study attempts to understand the source of variation in the Students’ Evaluation of Teaching (SET) of mathematics courses by comparing the data structure of engineering major students and mathematics major students’ datasets. The sample considered in this study consists of 644 students distributed into two majors: 237 mathematics students and 407 engineering students who filled out a 20-item SET questionnaire to rate the teaching practices of three different mathematics courses offered by the Department of Mathematics. The hypothesis tested in this study is: that variation in students’ perceptions of mathematics course teaching practices is different based on students’ majors (Mathematics versus Engineering). Measurement invariance (MI) analyses were used to examine the source of variation in the datasets and to compare engineering and mathematics students’ perceptions of the teaching effectiveness of mathematics courses. While the results of this study provide evidence of the SET validity, it was found that engineering students differently perceive three out of twenty of the SET questionnaire items when compared with mathematics major students.

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Post-mortem external examination: competence, education and accuracy of general practitioners in a metropolitan area

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In several countries, general practitioners conduct post-mortem external examination (PMEE) and certify death in out-of-hospital cases. A possible lack of accuracy has been repeatedly criticised, although data on everyday practice of PMEE on outpatients are scarce. To evaluate medical practitioner's competence, education and accuracy regarding PMEE, we conducted a fax-survey among 1343 medical doctors in the metropolitan area of Hamburg, Germany. The results indicate considerable shortcomings in up to 63% regarding the inspection of body orifices and hidden areas, palpation of osseous structures, ectropionisation of the eyelids and use of aids. More than 5% of respondents reported to fill in a death certificate without performing a complete PMEE in the majority of cases. While theoretical teaching on PMEE was reported quite frequently (up to 78%), a considerably smaller group received practical training (32% during undergraduate and 13% during postgraduate education). To estimate the effects of training on PMEE, an individual "accuracy score" was calculated (range 1-5). Mean score was 3.63 (SD 0.81), and results differed significantly (p < 0.001) among groups of medical practitioners with or without education on PMEE and was highest among doctors who received practical training (p < 0.005). The results indicate that there are major shortcomings in a relevant portion of PMEE performed on out-of-hospital deaths that might lead to misdiagnosis of non-natural causes of deaths and homicides. Practical pre- and postgraduate education appears to positively impact accuracy and therefore quality of the procedure. Consequently, corresponding practical training should be mandatory during academic studies and ongoing education programs.

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Influence of the wording of evaluation items on outcome-based evaluation results for large-group teaching in anatomy, biochemistry and legal medicine

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Assessment of the effectiveness of an introductory general chemistry course in dentistry students enrolled in a biochemistry course

Assessment of the effectiveness of an introductory general chemistry course in dentistry students enrolled in a biochemistry course

Measurement Invariance Analysis of Engineering and Mathematics Majors Students’ Understanding of Mathematics Courses Teaching Practices

Post-mortem external examination: competence, education and accuracy of general practitioners in a metropolitan area

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