Evaluation of Physiology Lectures Conducted by Students: Comparison between Evaluation by Staff and Students

Autor/inn/en	Kommalage, Mahinda; Gunawardena, Sampath
Titel	Evaluation of Physiology Lectures Conducted by Students: Comparison between Evaluation by Staff and Students
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 35 (2011) 1, S.48-52 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
DOI	10.1152/advan.00091.2010
Schlagwörter	Feedback (Response); Language Usage; Nonverbal Communication; Physiology; Multiple Regression Analysis; Human Body; Lecture Method; College Faculty; Foreign Countries; Universities; Comparative Analysis; Medical Schools; Correlation; Evaluation Methods; Questionnaires; Discourse Analysis; College Students; Sri Lanka + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachgebrauch; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Physiologie; Menschlicher Körper; Fakultät; Ausland; University; Universität; Medizinische Ausbildung; Korrelation; Fragebogen; Diskursanalyse; Collegestudent; Ceylon
Abstract	As a peer-assisted learning process, minilectures on physiology were conducted by students. During this process, students lecture to their colleagues in the presence of faculty staff members. These lectures were evaluated by faculty staff and students simultaneously. The aim of this study was to compare feedback from faculty members and students on 66 minilectures conducted by students. Their perception of different qualities of lecture was assessed using a questionnaire. There were significant correlations between students and faculty members for many qualities of the lecture, including the speed of the lecture, retaining attention, clear introduction, and the overall quality of the lecture. However, ratings for gesture, eye contact, language usage, illustration usage, audiovisuals, voice usage, and important points stressed were significantly different between students and faculty members. Multiple regression analysis was performed to assess the degree of effect of different aspects of a lecture on its overall quality. Aspects such as gesture, eye contact, and language usage showed very low beta-values, suggesting a poor contribution of these factors to the overall quality of the lecture for both students and faculty members. The speed of the lecture, retaining attention, and clear introduction were qualities that faculty members and students rated equally, and these were the main contributors to the overall quality of the lecture. Awareness about the possible discrepancy between ratings given by faculty members and students may be important when interpreting the evaluation results of formal lectures by these two groups. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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