Presentation and evaluation of the teaching concept “ENHANCE” for basic sciences in medical education
A solid understanding of basic sciences is a prerequisite for successful completion of medical education. Therefore, it is essential to improve the quality of teaching and to ensure the applicability of basic sciences. Based on practical experiences and previous research, we developed an innovative...
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| description | A solid understanding of basic sciences is a prerequisite for successful completion of medical education. Therefore, it is essential to improve the quality of teaching and to ensure the applicability of basic sciences. Based on practical experiences and previous research, we developed an innovative step-by-step concept, called ENHANCE, for the implementation or revision of teaching units, especially for basic sciences. We used comparative self-assessment gains, a questionnaire to assess teaching quality as well as end-of-semester evaluations (students’ satisfaction and open-ended questions) to evaluate the ENHANCE concept. It was found that ENHANCE-based teaching units were related to increased students’ satisfaction, high attendance rates and that restructuring the course curriculum yielded in a positive assessment of teaching effectiveness. The revised courses were rated as the very best of all classes in several semesters. Qualitative data showed that students particularly appreciated the level of comprehension and how helpful the courses were for the understanding and preparation of the regular curriculum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ad411a4cf784831ba17b6c8f6aa990e2022-12-21T23:19:50ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-01159Presentation and evaluation of the teaching concept “ENHANCE” for basic sciences in medical educationKarim KouzSophie EisenbarthAlina BergholzSonja MohrAmy PrunuskeA solid understanding of basic sciences is a prerequisite for successful completion of medical education. Therefore, it is essential to improve the quality of teaching and to ensure the applicability of basic sciences. Based on practical experiences and previous research, we developed an innovative step-by-step concept, called ENHANCE, for the implementation or revision of teaching units, especially for basic sciences. We used comparative self-assessment gains, a questionnaire to assess teaching quality as well as end-of-semester evaluations (students’ satisfaction and open-ended questions) to evaluate the ENHANCE concept. It was found that ENHANCE-based teaching units were related to increased students’ satisfaction, high attendance rates and that restructuring the course curriculum yielded in a positive assessment of teaching effectiveness. The revised courses were rated as the very best of all classes in several semesters. Qualitative data showed that students particularly appreciated the level of comprehension and how helpful the courses were for the understanding and preparation of the regular curriculum.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7523967/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Karim Kouz Sophie Eisenbarth Alina Bergholz Sonja Mohr Amy Prunuske Presentation and evaluation of the teaching concept “ENHANCE” for basic sciences in medical education PLoS ONE |
| title | Presentation and evaluation of the teaching concept “ENHANCE” for basic sciences in medical education |
| title_full | Presentation and evaluation of the teaching concept “ENHANCE” for basic sciences in medical education |
| title_fullStr | Presentation and evaluation of the teaching concept “ENHANCE” for basic sciences in medical education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Presentation and evaluation of the teaching concept “ENHANCE” for basic sciences in medical education |
| title_short | Presentation and evaluation of the teaching concept “ENHANCE” for basic sciences in medical education |
| title_sort | presentation and evaluation of the teaching concept enhance for basic sciences in medical education |
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