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Case study of a framing effect in course evaluations.

Niels Lynöe¹, Niklas Juth, Gert Helgesson

¹Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

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|January 19, 2012

Summary

Curriculum changes can cause frustration, negatively impacting student perceptions of new courses. This framing effect highlights how teacher and student dissatisfaction can skew course evaluations.

Area of Science:

Medical Education
Curriculum Development
Educational Psychology

Background:

Medical curricula face time constraints when introducing new subjects.
Shortened courses can lead to frustration for both educators and students.
This frustration may negatively influence perceptions of other academic subjects.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of curriculum changes on student and teacher perceptions.
To identify unintended psychological effects in course evaluations.
To analyze the influence of frustration on the evaluation of a new philosophy of medicine course.

Main Methods:

Comparative analysis of course evaluations before and after curriculum modification.
Qualitative analysis of student and teacher comments.

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Observational study design.

Main Results:

Student and teacher frustration significantly influenced course evaluations.
A negative framing effect was observed in the evaluation of the new course.
The perceived value of the new course was affected by pre-existing dissatisfaction.

Conclusions:

Negative framing effects can significantly impact course evaluations in medical education.
Frustration stemming from curriculum changes can lead to biased perceptions.
Further empirical research on framing effects in educational settings is warranted.