Korean J Med Educ.  2010 Jun;22(2):101-111.

Investigation of the Requirements of 'Good Teaching' to Improve Teaching Professionalism in Medical Education

• Im EJ
• Lee YC
• Chang BH
• Chung SK

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to survey the awareness of faculty (F) and students (S) on 'good teaching' and to analyze an example of good lesson, finally to identify the requirements of 'good teaching' in medical education.
METHODS
Quantitative and qualitative methods were applied simultaneously. First, survey using a questionnaire was analyzed by frequency analysis and verified using chi-square-test, Mann-Whitney test. Second, the case of good teaching and qualitative data were analyzed by 'priori codes coding' and 'open coding'.
RESULTS
The results of survey are as follows: Both faculty and students regarded lessons that taught important content easy to understand (F: 50%; S: 69.1%); Lessons that allow students make sure important information (F: 48.6%; S: 51.4%); Lessons that prepare and plan considering the student's level and interest (F: m=3.78; S: m=3.76) were good lessons. Faculty wanted lessons that improve student's academic achievement (35.7%), while students choose lessons that deliver curriculum effectively using appropriate teaching method (47.1%). According to the results of case analysis, it turned out that characteristics of good teaching were as follows: Thorough plan and preparation of content, various teaching methods and materials, encouragement of intellectual inquiry and curiosity, active interaction between faculty and students, clear feedback and reasonable evaluation.
CONCLUSION
Requirements of good teaching are open to faculty at school of medicine and are to be utilized as guidelines to monitor and improve their instruction.

Keyword

Teaching; Professional competence; Medical education

MeSH Terms

Achievement
Curriculum
Education, Medical
Exploratory Behavior
Humans
Organothiophosphorus Compounds
Professional Competence
Teaching
Surveys and Questionnaires
Organothiophosphorus Compounds