Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2015

Analyzing the Role and Relevance of Feedback in Medical Education

Puja Dulloo, Nasser Al Nazwani

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 Background:– Feedback has been identified as key strategy in learning and teaching, little known research  has been focused on students’ perception for feedback and the contribution feedback provide to their  learning process.  Method:– This study aimed to determine the benefits and challenges students and faculties experience in the feedback  process. To achieve this aim six research questions were raised and descriptive survey method was adopted; five point  Likert type questionnaires were used for data collection. The questionnaire was validated by experts and the Cronbach alpha method of internal consistence reliability was 0.89  and 0.82 for students and faculty respectively. Study population composed of 188 students from 3rd and 4th year pharmacy school and 2nd year pre–medicine school  as well as 31 faculties from foundation, natural science and pharmacy department. Results:– Data was collected and analyzed, comparison was made among different classes of students using ANOVA  and Post HOC test. Faculty perception was evaluated for feedback and its importance in providing advice to the advsors. Conclusion:– Students considered feedback as an opportunity to improve study skills for the course, skill in solving  MCQ’s and to discuss different concepts. Challenges experienced most by students was about anxiety with open scrutiny, difficulty regarding self–assessment and difficulty in application of future exams while faculty perceived feedback  being good for planning instructional strategies, refining teaching methodologies and learning the students understanding of concepts. Even faculty considered feedback significant as an advising tool. Feedback method acceptable  deferred from students and faculty perception.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Puja Dulloo, Nasser al-Nazwani Analyzing the Role and Relevance of Feedback in Medical Education Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 5 May 2015

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