ARTICLE INFO

Article Type

Descriptive & Survey Study

Authors

Gharatapeh   A. (1)
Rezaei   M. (*)
Pasdar   Y. (2)
Asadi   F. (3)
Safari   Y. (4)
Nazari   M. (5)






(*) Biostatistics Department, Health Faculty, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
(1) Education Department, Health Faculty, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
(2) Nutrition Department, Health Faculty, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
(3) Environmental Health Engineering Department, Health Faculty, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
(4) Lesson Planning Department, Paramedical Faculty, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
(5) Educational Psychology Department, Psychology Faculty, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

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Address: School of Public Health, Isar Square, Kermanshah, Iran. Postal Code: 68198-51351
Phone: +988338264447
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rezaei39@yahoo.com

Article History

Received:   May  24, 2015
Accepted:   September 9, 2015
ePublished:   October 25, 2015

ABSTRACT

Aims The purpose of the professors’ evaluation which partly left up to the students is to improve the teaching quality and enhance the educational level in universities. Regarding this, the use of valid evaluation forms that lead to the recognition of the problems of teaching and learning is important. This study aimed to compare the teaching quality aspects between Student Evaluation of Education Quality and Students Survey questionnaires.
Information & Methods In this descriptive-analytic study by correlation type that was performed during the second semester of 2012-13 academic year, 251 students of Health Department of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences participated by census method. The research tools were the Student Evaluation of Education Quality and Students Survey questionnaires. For data analysis, independent- and paired T, Chi-square, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, Pearson correlation coefficient and Tukey tests were utilized.
Findings The difference of total evaluation scores of the professors based on their scientific degree and also the education level and major of students was significant between 2 questionnaires (p<0.05). There was also a significant relationship between the workload and level of interest for each course and the total evaluation score of the professors based on student evaluation of education quality questionnaire (p<0.001).
Conclusion Both questionnaires have acceptable reliability, but the student evaluation of education quality questionnaire highlights the multi aspects of teaching better and is more efficient in demonstrating the strength and weaknesses of teaching.

Keywords: Teaching , http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68013663, Data Collection , Students, Public Health ,

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