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Ashley N Castleberry1, Nalin Payakachat1, Sarah Ashby1
1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Objective:
To evaluate the success of a teaching certificate program by qualitatively evaluating the content and extent of participants' reflections.
Methods:
Two investigators independently identified themes within midpoint and final reflection essays across six program years. Each essay was evaluated to determine the extent of reflection in prompted teaching-related topic areas (strengths, weaknesses, assessment, feedback).
Results:
Twenty-eight themes were identified within 132 essays. Common themes encompassed content delivery, student assessment, personal successes, and challenges encountered. Deep reflection was exhibited, with 48% of essays achieving the highest level of critical reflection. Extent of reflection trended higher from midpoint to final essays, with significant increases in the strengths and feedback areas.
Conclusion:
The teaching certificate program fostered critical reflection and self-reported positive behavior change in teaching, thus providing a high-quality professional development opportunity. Such programs should strongly consider emphasizing critical reflection through required reflective exercises at multiple points within program curricula.
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