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Effect of immediate student evaluations on a multi-instructor course.

P L Stillman, M A Gillers, M Heins

    Journal of Medical Education
    |March 1, 1983
    PubMed
    Summary

    Student evaluations effectively monitor medical school courses. This study shows consistent student feedback improves teaching quality and identifies effective instructors over consecutive academic years.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Education
    • Pathology
    • Student Assessment

    Background:

    • Interdisciplinary courses with multiple instructors pose evaluation challenges.
    • Medical school curricula require robust methods for monitoring teaching quality.
    • Student feedback is a valuable tool for course enhancement.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To assess the reliability and validity of student evaluations in a multi-instructor medical course.
    • To monitor and improve the 'Clinical Correlations with Pathology' course.
    • To compare student feedback across consecutive academic years.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized immediate student feedback and peer evaluation for a second-year medical school course.
    • Course involved 50 instructors and was taught to two consecutive cohorts of medical students.

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  • Evaluated lectures repeated by the same instructors in both academic years.

    • Main Results:

    • Student evaluations demonstrated reliability and validity in assessing multiple instructors and content areas.
    • Comparison of two student cohorts showed overall course improvement.
    • Instructors delivering the same lecture in consecutive years received higher student ratings.

    Conclusions:

    • Immediate student feedback is a powerful technique for driving positive changes in medical education.
    • Student evaluations can effectively monitor course quality and identify areas for improvement.
    • Consistent instructor performance correlates with improved student ratings, validating the evaluation method.