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Faculty application and perceived effectiveness of cognitive psychology principles in medical education. A mixed
Shaur Sarfaraz1, Ambreen Surti2, Rabiya Ali3
1Department of Medical Education, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi, Pakistan.
Objective:
The objective of the study was to explore the extent to which faculty members in undergraduate medical education apply cognitive psychology principles in their teaching practices, and to evaluate the perceived effectiveness of these principles in enhancing student learning.
Methods:
This mixed method study was conducted on faculty members of public and private sector universities. Focused group discussions were conducted, and the responses of the participants were measured on a 5-point- Likert Scale. The instrument was tested for validity and reliability by measuring Cronbach's alpha and performing exploratory factor analysis. Mann-Whitney U test was applied on the attributes scores to compare 13 attributes by institutions, designations and domains.
Results:
One theme, 7 sub-themes and 19 categories were identified from the focused group discussion. as Kaiser- Meyer-Olkin index was 0.88 and Bartlett's test of sphericity was significant. Reliability was established at 0.95. The faculty self-perceived practicing psychology principles mostly scored in the middle level, where they think they apply less strategies. While highly significant results were noted for using Meyer's multimedia principles.
Conclusion:
Faculty members followed the principles of cognitive psychology to some extent. However, they all felt that using these principles can transform the teaching and learning of medical education.
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