Evaluation of Students Satisfaction with Team Teaching in Babol University of Medical Sciences Iran in 20112012

Background & Objective: One method of evaluation with the intent to select and modify teaching methods in universities is the evaluation of students opinions Team teaching by faculty members is a routine method of education in universities The present study evaluated students satisfaction with t...

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Main Authors: Hamed Mir, Hadi Parsian, Iman Jahanian, Ali Shabestani-Monfared, Ziba Shirkhani-Kelagari, Sohrab Halalkhor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2015-05-01
Series:Strides in Development of Medical Education
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Online Access:http://sdme.kmu.ac.ir/article_90375_da6e7e0d32b65a1da9c93e0dc4b69fab.pdf
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Summary:Background & Objective: One method of evaluation with the intent to select and modify teaching methods in universities is the evaluation of students opinions Team teaching by faculty members is a routine method of education in universities The present study evaluated students satisfaction with team teaching in Babol University of Medical Sciences Iran during the first and second semesters of 20112012   Methods: In the present descriptive analytical study 461 students of Babol University of Medical Sciences who had experienced team teaching were randomly selected The participants completed a questionnaire the reliability and validity of which had been previously approved The questionnaire contained 19 questions based on the 5point Likert scale (very high high moderate low and very low) The resulting data were analyzed using SPSS software and compared using ttest and ANOVA   Results: The results showed that 82% of students partly opposed and 04% of them absolutely approved the use of team teaching method The highest frequency of answers (569%) were assigned in the moderate level Nearly 345% of students approved the use of this method Students of dentistry and laboratory sciences showed the highest and lowest tendency toward this method respectively Higher year students showed less tendency toward team teaching method There were no significant differences between boys and girls answers in respect to this method   Conclusion: It seems that Babol University of Medical Sciences students did not significantly oppose the use of team teaching method Nevertheless in order to correct the existing small problems it is essential to revise the implementation technique of this teaching method
ISSN:2645-3452
2645-3452