Abstract
Objectives: Student evaluation of courses is an important component of overall course evaluation. The extent of student participation in the evaluation may be related to the ease of the evaluation process. The standard evaluation format is a paper form. This study examines medical students preference of utilizing Audience Response System compared to a paper method.
 Methods: Following several medical school lectures, students were queried if they preferred Audience Response System versus a paper method, and if they would prefer using Audience Response System more for future course evaluations.
 Results: 391 students were queried. Overall response rate was 94%. Using a five point Likert scale, 299 out of 361 (82%) responded they agreed, or strongly agreed with the statement â??We should use ARS more. . .
Highlights
Student feedback is an important aspect of evaluation effectiveness
When asked which format they preferred to use for evaluation, 299/367 (81%) responded Audience Response System, 31 (8%) preferred paper, and 37 (10%) were not sure, or had no opinion
The medical students surveyed showed a strong preference for utilizing Audience Response System as a course evaluation modality, and desired its continued use in medical school
Summary
Student feedback is an important aspect of evaluation effectiveness. Instructors use feedback to implement changes, adjust curriculum, and assess utility [1]. Valid, have high utility, and are reasonably free from bias [2]. Mechanisms that encourage feedback, or that students find convenient, would conceivably increase feedback participation. Maximizing the rate of student feedback would improve the accuracy of the response, representing a truer representation of the entire class rather than the opinions of a motivated segment. Mechanisms which increase student comfort and ease providing feedback are more likely to increase participation and enhance honest evaluations. While there have been great technological advances in education delivery recently [3], the use of hand written lecture evaluation forms is still common
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
