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Self and tutor evaluations in problem‐based learning tutorials: is there a relationship?
Author(s) -
Das Mandira
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1998.00217.x
Subject(s) - tutor , medical education , competence (human resources) , psychology , self evaluation , problem based learning , theme (computing) , self assessment , health professions , mathematics education , medicine , pedagogy , applied psychology , computer science , health care , social psychology , operating system , economics , economic growth
It is now recognized that acquiring specific skills in self‐evaluation helps students in a more general appraisal of their overall performance. Self‐ and peer‐evaluation skills are essential prerequisites for the success of every doctor in maintaining professional competence. In the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) of the United Arab Emirates, problem‐based learning (PBL) is instituted in the first year. Self‐evaluation by students and tutor rating of students' performances are an integral part of the PBL tutorials. This has provided the opportunity to conduct a systematic study of the role of self‐evaluation by students as distinct from the tutor evaluation of students in the PBL tutorials for five themes. The study sample included all preparatory year (first‐year) students who joined the FMHS in 1994 and 1995. A total number of 64 students participated, of whom 17 (26%) were male and 47 (74%) female. Mean self‐evaluation scores were high throughout the module and did not follow any trend from theme one to theme five. While self and tutor scores were similar, male student self‐evaluation scores were higher than for female students on overall scores. The sharing of assessment reports between students and tutors has been perceived to be a useful tool for the students' development of the skills of analysis, differentiation and critical appraisal.