[A feasibility study on teaching evaluation system in medical education]

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Educational Assessment
• Higher Education Pedagogy

Context:

• Student evaluations of teaching are crucial for quality improvement in medical colleges.
• National Yang-Ming Medical College implemented a student questionnaire-based teaching evaluation system.
• The system aimed for high feasibility, acceptability, and efficient evaluation outcome quantification.

Purpose:

• To develop and implement an efficient teaching evaluation system using student feedback.
• To quantify evaluation outcomes and identify key predictors of teaching effectiveness.
• To assess the relationship between various factors and student achievement.

Summary:

• The study involved 99 courses evaluated via a 0-4 ordinal scale questionnaire, achieving a 44.5% response rate.
• Overall student satisfaction with teaching was moderate (mean score 2.47), with clinical courses scoring highest.
• Instructional methods and lecture content (difficulty, cognitive load) were the strongest predictors of student achievement (explaining 76% of variation).

Impact:

• Identified key drivers of student academic success in medical education, emphasizing instructional design.
• Demonstrated that teaching methods and content are more influential on student achievement than teacher demographics or attitudes.
• Provides a framework for refining medical education evaluation systems to enhance teaching quality and student outcomes.