Student Dissatisfaction Research Articles

The Role of the Operating Room in Medical Student Education: Differing Perspectives of Learners and Educators

The surgical clerkship is an integral part of third-year medical student education. The operating room (OR) is a heavily used setting, but it is unclear whether this setting is as effective as possible. To determine the role of the OR and potential improvements, it is necessary to analyze the perspectives of those involved, including surgeons, residents, and medical students. An electronic survey was distributed to the surgeons, surgical residents, and third-year medical students associated with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. The questions were a combination of 5-point Likert scale questions and qualitative responses. The questions assessed the role of the OR, the information taught in the OR, the quality of the teaching and environment, and potential improvements. Attending surgeons and residents generally rated the OR more positively than medical students did. Medical students desired more hands-on participation and a greater focus on learning technical skills. In addition, most medical students rated the feedback and direct instruction in the OR as "poor." Furthermore, the attending surgeons and medical students disagreed about the main roles of the OR as well as the effectiveness of teaching in the OR. The medical students reported experiencing anxiety and intimidation in the OR and suggested several improvements, such as decreasing the length of the surgical clerkship. There is significant disagreement between the surgeons and residents and the medical students regarding the roles and effectiveness of learning in the OR. This may help explain the reported medical student dissatisfaction and frustrations with the surgical clerkship.

An Investigation Into Indoor Air Quality and Sick Building Syndrome

This study focuses on indoor air quality and its influence to the healthy of the occupiers and in this case study identified the dissatisfaction level among the respondents in the education environments. Air velocity, temperature, and relation humidity were investigated using a device and then the analysis is correlate with the satisfaction level of the respondents. Using the analysis of regression, the impact of these three items on the dissatisfaction of students, staff, and lecturer were estimated. It is known that temperature and wind speed have the greatest impact on dissatisfaction level. The study also identified the sick building syndrome among the raspondents namely among students, staffs, and lecturers which found that medium risk of sick building syndrome were found between the respondents. The study identified that the sick buildings symptoms tended to disappear after the participants leave their office, classroom and the buildings.

Remote-online case-based learning: A comparison of remote-online and face-to-face, case-based learning - a randomized controlled trial.

Case-based learning (CBL) is an educational approach where students work in small, collaborative groups to solve problems. Computer assisted learning (CAL) is the implementation of computer technology in education. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a remote-online CBL (RO-CBL) with traditional face-to-face CBL on learning the outcomes of undergraduate physiotherapy students. Participants were randomized to either the control (face-to-face CBL) or to the CAL intervention (RO-CBL). The entire 3rd year physiotherapy cohort (n = 41) at Monash University, Victoria, Australia, were invited to participate in the randomized controlled trial. Outcomes included a postintervention multiple-choice test evaluating the knowledge gained from the CBL, a self-assessment of learning based on examinable learning objectives and student satisfaction with the CBL. In addition, a focus group was conducted investigating perceptions and responses to the online format. Thirty-eight students (control n = 19, intervention n = 19) participated in two CBL sessions and completed the outcome assessments. CBL median scores for the postintervention multiple-choice test were comparable (Wilcoxon rank sum P = 0.61) (median/10 [range] intervention group: 9 [8-10] control group: 10 [7-10]). Of the 15 examinable learning objectives, eight were significantly in favor of the control group, suggesting a greater perceived depth of learning. Eighty-four percent of students (16/19) disagreed with the statement "I enjoyed the method of CBL delivery." Key themes identified from the focus group included risks associated with the implementation of, challenges of communicating in, and flexibility offered, by web-based programs. RO-CBL appears to provide students with a comparable learning experience to traditional CBL. Procedural and infrastructure factors need to be addressed in future studies to counter student dissatisfaction and decreased perceived depth of learning.

STUDENT ATTITUDES TO THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS IN THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

The education system in the Republic of Srpska is mainly focused on the implementation of the curriculum and the adoption of content standardized by the program. Therefore, it is very often criticized and opposed because its orientation does not touch the living context of students and the expectations of an informal environment. This is especially true in the field of mathematical primary education since the mathematics that is taught in school is not the one that students are interested in, which requires reflection and applications in a real-life context, as it is taught in an abstract and highly formalized level, which requires logical reasoning. Hence, there is the antipathy and a high level of dissatisfaction and insecurity, especially during task solving which are the aim and the means of learning in math. There is an unsatisfactory situation in the teaching of mathematics characterized by a multitude of negative evaluations and a large number of students who ask for private lessons. This points us to re-examine all the parameters which have an impact on the results of mathematical education in primary schools, especially those that emphasize pupils who, according to the understanding of developmental psychology are in the center of the education system. To start with, it is urgent to point out the things which they are dissatisfied with in the teaching of mathematics and in a perspective that will adversely affect the development of mathematical literacy and mathematical competencies and then to their opinion, the teaching of mathematics in primary school could become more attractive and therefore more efficient. Accordingly, the empirical part of the work is organized in order to examine students' attitudes about the state of primary mathematics teaching and the factors that can contribute to better and more efficient teaching. By using the scaling technique on a sample of 157 students from the 8th and 9th grades of primary schools in Bijeljina, we came to the results that indicate almost unanimous dissatisfaction of students with the teaching mathematics, first of all, with outdated mode. The study contributed to the opening of the most important problems in primary mathematics teaching, and indicated the paths to which the theory and practice of teaching methodology of mathematics education in primary education and education itself should be developed.

Gamified Lecture Courses Improve Student Evaluations but Not Exam Scores

Gamified lectures are defined as lectures formatted as games, for the purposes of this research. This paper presents an example of a traditional instruction-based lecture that was redesigned using a game-like design. First, confrontations specific to gaming situations were considered, to derive goals for students in a classroom. Students fought using a game system in these experiments. The teacher acted as a game administrator, and controlled all the game materials. He also became an interface between the game system and students. Redesigned lectures were compared with traditional instruction-based lectures for their effects on relieving student dissatisfaction with the classroom. The achievement levels of students showed no improvement in the gamified design compared to the traditional instruction-based format.

PENERAPAN METODE KANO DALAM ANALISIS TINGKAT KEPUASAN MAHASISWA TERHADAP PENEREPAN SISTEM INFORMASI AKADEMIK BERBASIS WEB

Academic information system is designed for data processing purposes academic. With the advanced information technology academic process can be managed into useful information in the Management college and decision making for top management in the college environment. Academic information system can be presented in the form of a website. Which contains features related to academic purposes. To see the effectiveness of the use of the website needs to be held evaluation. Evaluation can be done by measuring the level of user satisfaction to the features presented. The level of satisfaction can be measured with Kano method. Kano method is a method that aims to categorize the attributes of the products or services based on how well the product or service is able to satisfy its customers. This research is motivated by the use of web-based academic information system at the FKIP of University Muhammadiyah West Sumatra that does not satisfy the user. This study aimed to a) know how to Kano method in the application of the method to measure the level of student satisfaction, b) to determine student satisfaction toward web-based information systems academic using Kano, c) evaluating the lack of information systems in accordance with the needs of students, d) provide recommendations on UMSB management if there is dissatisfaction of students to academic web-based information systems. The results showed the level of satisfaction of students on the use of web-based information system as follows. First, there are two features in the website are in use is very satisfying for students. Secondly, six feature generates satisfied at the level of the student as user. Third, two features used students generate sufficient levels of satisfaction. Fourth, the features are less satisfied at the level of usage by students

사이버 미술교육의 가능성 연구 : 드로잉 수업을 중심으로

본 연구는 미술 실기 교육인 드로잉 수업을 사이버 강의를 통해 어느 정도로 구현할 수 있으며 학습자 입장에서 만족과 불만족 요인은 무엇인지 살펴보고자 했다. 드로잉 수업은 드로잉에 대한 개념적인 이해와 실제 기법을 학습하며 과제를 수행하도록 구성되었다. 드로잉 과목을 개발한 2014년과 부분 수정을 거친 2016년에 콘텐츠 만족도 평가와 강의 평가를 통해 과목 평가를 실시하였다. 그 결과, 콘텐츠 만족도와 강의 평가 모두 학교에 개설된 전체 과목들의 평균과 유사한 점수를 보였다. 세부적으로 보면, 콘텐츠 만족도에서 강의 내용 구성은 좋은 평가를 받았지만 상호작용은 낮은 평가를 받았다. 강의평가의 경우 교수의 열의와 응답 성실성은 높은 평가를 받았지만, 강의에 대한 전반적 만족도는 낮은 편이었다. 또한, 학생들의 자기 평가도 낮은 편이었다. 이러한 결과는 학생들이 더 많은 실습에 대한 요구를 가지고 있으며, 더 적극적인 상호작용을 원한다는 것을 의미한다. 본 연구는 사이버 교육 환경에서 미술 실기 교과를 시도했다는 점에서 의의를 가진다. This study was conducted to examine the possibility of developing a drawing course in online education and to assess the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of students. The drawing class consisted of a conceptual understanding of the drawing, learning actual techniques and performing drawing tasks. This course was rated on the content satisfaction scale and the course evaluation scale when it was developed in 2014 and partially modified in 2016. Both the content satisfaction and lecture evaluation showed similar scores to the average for all subjects in the school. Specifically, 'organization of content' received good reviews, while 'interaction' received a low rating in the content satisfaction scale. Additionally, 'enthusiasm' and 'response sincerity of teacher' received high ratings, but 'overall satisfaction' was low in the course evaluation scale. Finally, the self-assessment of students was also low. These results indicate that students want more practice and more active interactions.

Perceived Stress among French Dental Students and Their Opinion about Education Curriculum and Pedagogy.

Objectives:The purpose of this study was to identify the major sources of perceived stress and their relation to a student satisfaction questionnaire about the curriculum and the pedagogy among French dental students.Materials and Methods:All dental students (n = 178) from years 4 to 6 at the University of Montpellier (France) participated in this exploratory survey. In spring 2016, a 3-part questionnaire was distributed during clinical sessions: the first part asked about sociodemographic and living conditions, the second part aimed to assess the students' perceived stress (Dental Environmental Stress questionnaire), and the third part was a satisfaction questionnaire exploring the clinical organization and the teaching methodologies (Student Course Experience Questionnaire). A Spearman's correlation test and a principal component analysis were used to assess the relation between the variables of the questionnaire.Results:The response rate was 99.4%. The most stressful items were “the number of tasks to be performed during clinical practice,” “the waiting time before opinion from teachers,” and “the administrative part and computer problems.” Fifty-four percent of the students claimed to be satisfied with their studies, showing a score of seven or higher. There was a negative correlation between the level of student satisfaction and the level of perceived stress.Conclusion:Although most of the students were globally satisfied with their curriculum, this study highlighted dysfunctions in the clinical education with a level of stress correlated with the student's dissatisfaction. Most of all, students found that examinations were too stressful and that the clinical requested task quotas were overestimated.

Chinese students\u2019 social integration into the university community: hearing the students\u2019 voices

According to UNESCO statistics, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) sends far more students to study overseas than any other country in the world. Similarly, from the receiving countries’ point of view, PRC students form by far the highest proportion of international students. In many respects, this is a success story, but it also poses a number of risks to universities. This paper focuses on one of those key risks that of student dissatisfaction (including from PRC students themselves). Using a sequential mixed-method study, it addresses two research questions: (a) Chinese students’ level of satisfaction with their social integration into the university community and (b) the barriers that Chinese students’ perceive in becoming more socially integrated into the university student community. The research finds that many Chinese students are dissatisfied with their range of friendships and that they find it more challenging to socialise with students of other nationalities than other students do. They point out a number of barriers to integration, with cultural distance playing a major role, but also argue for the impact of individual factors. The paper concludes by considering the implications for universities and suggestions for further research.

Assessment of the Student Satisfaction Level of University Performance (Case Study: Ardabil University of Medical Sciences)

Background : Every organization, which is a provider of services or products, is always responsible for seeking the client’s comments as feedback in order to identify the shortcomings. On the basis of such comments, organizational plans can go through growth and improvement phases. The present study, from the point of view of client tendency, is aimed at measuring the rate of satisfaction of students of Ardabil University of Medical sciences with faculties, educational management, student-cultural management, and counselling units. Methods : As many as 705 students from all faculties of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences participated in this descriptive study. The main instrument for data collection was a questionnaire whose validity and reliability were examined and approved by the face validity method and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (0.816). In the first step, data was investigated through descriptive statistical methods, while independent t-test and ANOVA analysis were used in the next stage to determine the difference between group comments. Results : The results indicate that in terms of student satisfaction, the following dimensions have gained a higher score than average: colleges (female: 4.13 and male: 4.09), educational administration (female: 4.01 and male: 4.5), and counselling centre (female: 3.39 and male: 3.35). Also, student cultural management indicated a below-average satisfaction score (female: 1.85 and male: 1.99). Conclusions : Student dissatisfaction with the practices of student-cultural management and the counselling unit is a shortcoming, which requires the people in charge to take necessary measures to improve the quality of affairs.

The second-year slump – now you see it, now you don’t: using DREEM-S to monitor changes in student perception of their educational environment

Recent studies have indicated that the ‘sophomore slump’ (dissatisfaction and disengagement of second year students in the US) may also be observed in other countries, including the UK. However, no studies have reported on the effects of support interventions on student perceptions. This study used the DREEM-S survey, a modification of the validated Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure, to monitor changes in student perceptions of their educational environment over a three-year period for 690 students in a large UK faculty. While the initial survey detected decreased satisfaction in all areas of their educational environment amongst second-year students, the follow-up study, after the introduction of additional support resources, no longer showed this decrease. Other changes in student perception, notably increased stress and tiredness reported by first-year students, were also observed during this time period. Other areas of concern, particularly the factual content of programmes and the ability of students to memorise all that they need, were identified as issues to be addressed. While this study may indicate the effectiveness of introducing on-line support resources to help students adapt to the increased requirements of second-year study, further studies are needed to determine whether the ‘second-year slump’ is as persistent a feature of UK higher education as it is in the US. This study highlights the value of educational environment surveys in identifying areas of educational practice that would benefit from closer attention, as well as the changes in student perceptions across and between years.

When Music Goes Up in Flames: The Impact of Advising on Music Major Burnout

Bringing their personalities and experiences to their relationships with students, academic advisors engage with a diverse population of students every semester. However, they meet with many students who display cynicism and exhaustion, known as burnout, toward their major. Over 300 music majors across the country were surveyed on their perceived academic advisor support, basic psychological needs, and burnout levels. Perceived student dissatisfaction of advising was positively correlated with burnout, such that larger measures of dissatisfaction are associated with larger measures of burnout. In addition, using basic psychological needs as mediators, we found numerous predictive relationships between advising factors and burnout; these findings suggest that advisors should consider the psychological needs of their students.

Ivey Executive Development

Synopsis The Ivey Business School recently decided to outsource its printing to ProPrintR. Barbara Pokropek, Ivey Executive Development (IED), was faced with managing IED's outsourced printing jobs. There had been an increasing number of quality issues with the binder that ProPrintR prepared for IED's executive classes. While binder material errors may not sound like a big deal, for IED these materials are part of their branding and can lead to executive student dissatisfaction. This case describes the evolution of the current situation and challenges students to consider how to manage the situation. Research methodology The situation described in this critical incident is real, only the name of the print provider has been changed. Barbara Pokropek was interviewed and she provided the data and examples described. Ms Pokropek reviewed and provided input to revise the manuscript. Relevant courses and levels This case is intended for undergraduate core operations management classes. It can be used to discuss supplier relations and supply management. As such there are multiple dimensions to the case: importance of clearly delineating the work needed, defining performance expectations and metrics for a supplier, selecting quality tools to help measure performance, and centralized vs decentralized supply management.

Student dissatisfaction with an integrated community health education service learning project.

Student dissatisfaction with an integrated community health education service learning project.

Teacher–student relationships and adolescent behavioral engagement and rule-breaking behavior: The moderating role of dopaminergic genes

This study examined whether the dopamine transporter DAT1 and the dopamine receptor DRD4 genes moderate the effect of student-reported teacher–student relationship affiliation or dissatisfaction on parent-reported adolescent rule-breaking behavior and behavioral engagement. The sample included 1053 adolescents (51% boys, Mage=13.79) from grades 7 to 9. Regression analyses were conducted using Mplus while controlling for multiple testing and nested data. Adolescents who experienced stronger affiliation with their teachers were more engaged in school, whereas greater dissatisfaction predicted more rule-breaking behavior. In addition, a significant gene–environment interaction was found for both genes examined. The link between low teacher–student affiliation and low engagement was more pronounced for DAT1-10R homozygotes. The link between high teacher–student dissatisfaction and more rule-breaking was stronger for DRD4 non-long carriers. Implications for understanding the role of teacher–student relationships in adolescence and suggestions for future research are outlined.

Differences in body dissatisfaction, weight-management practices and food choices of high-school students in the Bangkok metropolitan region by gender and school type.

The present study aimed to compare body dissatisfaction, food choices, physical activity and weight-management practices by gender and school type. A questionnaire was used to obtain height, weight, body image perception using Stunkard's figure rating scale, food choices, physical activity and weight-management practices. Nine single- and mixed-gender schools located in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand. Students in 10th-12th grade, aged 15-18 years (n 2082). Only 18% of females and 21% of males did not indicate body dissatisfaction. About 66% of females selected a thinner ideal figure than their current figure. Among males, 44% wanted a thinner figure, but 35% wanted a bigger figure. However, univariate analysis found differences by school type but not gender in the degree of body dissatisfaction; students in single-gender schools had more body dissatisfaction. Females reported using more weight-management practices but less physical activity, while males reported healthier food choices. Participants in single-gender schools had healthier food choices compared with those in mixed-gender schools. Adolescents who were at increased risk of a greater degree of body dissatisfaction were females, attended single-gender schools, had lower household income, higher BMI and less physical activity. Most participants reported being dissatisfied with their current body shape, but the type and level of dissatisfaction and use of weight-management practices differed by gender and type of school. These findings suggest that programmes to combat body dissatisfaction should address different risk factors in males and females attending single- and mixed-gender schools.

The Study of the Level of Satisfaction of the Students of the Faculty of Social Sciences with Welfare Services of Imam Khomeini International University of Qazvin

Abstract The present article aims to study the level of satisfaction of the students of the Faculty of Social Sciences with welfare services of Imam Khomeini International University of Qazvin. Due to the poor quality of some welfare services of the university and students’ dissatisfaction, this subject has been chosen in order to improve the quality of welfare services of the university. A questionnaire containing 11 questions has been used for data collection. SPSS software and Cronbach's alpha index have been used for data analysis and reliability analysis of the questionnaire, respectively. The results indicate the dissatisfaction of the university students. Therefore, it is recommended that the university authorities take the necessary measures in order to increase the students’ satisfaction and the level of university welfare services.

ANALISIS KESENJANGAN KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN MAHASISWA FAKULTAS HUKUM UNIVERSITAS KATOLIK SANTO THOMAS NEDAN

The purpose of this study was conducted to determine the effect of service quality on student satisfaction Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Santo Thomas Medan. The sampling technique used is sampling method with a sampling error where sampling based on certain criteria that active students by year of entry proportionally. The data collection is done by using questionnaire data of closed and open (sharpness analysis). Hypothesis analysis is done by using multiple regression analysis and gap analysis.
 Obtained multiple linear regression equation Y = -6,107X1 0,229X2-4,202X3 + + + 4,317X5 0,503X4. This means that the quality of service (responsiveness, empathy and tangible) positive effect on student satisfaction. While the reliability of service quality assurance, a negative effect on satisfaction Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Santo Thomas Medan. Interval kesenjanagan Student dissatisfaction is in the interval -337 up to 267 to satisfaction of students, it is necessary to repair the reability (accuracy, speed of service, timeliness in and out perkukliahan. Kesuaian service with the promise offered) and assurance (Alertness Employees in serving the student affairs , Alertness Lecturer in serving the student affairs).
 In terms of reliability assurance negative influence on satisfaction of students and gap interval in the interval -337 up to 267 to satisfaction of students, efforts are needed improvement to reability and assurance in the hope to close the gap between perceived to increase student satisfaction

Students with Spinal Cord Injury on U.S Campuses: Areas of Improvement

Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI) are not just traumatic experiences but also drastically change the life of the suffering individuals. Returning to school constitutes as one of the challenges that involve a greater degree of adaptation including but not limited to physical, emotional, social and learning revamping. This paper studies the existing literature on difficulties faced by people suffering from an SCI after returning to school. The dissatisfaction of the disabled students is studied at various universities, which are in compliance with the ADA regulations, and measures are recognized to make the overall learning experience and school environment better. Furthermore, the roles and duties of the disability offices are studied, and the importance of their actions and involvement is recognized. Four areas of improvement are presented to improve the quality of education and schooling experience for students with an SCI. This paper further establishes the need to create awareness of an SCI amongst the faculty in order to provide a better-adapted learning environment.

Undergraduate obstetrics and gynecology medical education: why are we underrated and underappreciated?

Obstetrics and gynecology education is one of the lowestranked medical school experiences by US medical school graduates. The inability to provide students with experiential excellence could be a detriment to our patients. The causes of student dissatisfaction are not unexpected: long work hours, minimal hands-on experience, limited faculty interactions, ineffective teaching by residents/fellows, and mistreatment issues. The purpose of this Viewpoint article is to discuss these clerkship weaknesses identified by national and local survey data. Strategies employed by nationally recognized obstetrics and gynecology educators to develop adaptive behaviors to address these educational shortcomings will be reviewed. Background