What do trainers think about trainer training courses?

  • Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the training-of-trainer courses given to medical school faculty members, and to ensure the standardisation of training.. Methods: The study comprised faculty members attending seven training-of-trainer courses held at the Ataturk University, Turkey, from November 2010 to May 2011. Tests were administered to the participants evaluating their level of knowledge on course content before and after the five-day course, which covered topics including concepts of teaching/learning, curriculum development, assessment and evaluation, training methods, and training skills. Oral and written feedbacks were obtained from all participants on the last day of each course. Volunteers from among the participants evaluated the impact of training through a questionnaire after at least two months. SPSS 20 was used for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 136 faculty members participated in the 7 training-of-trainer courses. The mean scores for the pre-testObjective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the training-of-trainer courses given to medical school faculty members, and to ensure the standardisation of training.. Methods: The study comprised faculty members attending seven training-of-trainer courses held at the Ataturk University, Turkey, from November 2010 to May 2011. Tests were administered to the participants evaluating their level of knowledge on course content before and after the five-day course, which covered topics including concepts of teaching/learning, curriculum development, assessment and evaluation, training methods, and training skills. Oral and written feedbacks were obtained from all participants on the last day of each course. Volunteers from among the participants evaluated the impact of training through a questionnaire after at least two months. SPSS 20 was used for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 136 faculty members participated in the 7 training-of-trainer courses. The mean scores for the pre-test and post-test were 6.6±2.2 vs. 13.9±3.7, (p<0.001). Questions with highest percentage of correct answers in the pre-test were those about learning style 78 (70.9%) and the one about presentation skills (66.4%). Conclusion: A structured training-of-trainer course is effective in increasing faculty members\' level of knowledge about training. Such programmes are necessary for faculty members who work in the academic field without receiving formal training in teaching as it is the case with medical education in several countries. Keywords: Training, Evaluation learning, Teaching. (JPMA 64: 491; 2014).show moreshow less

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Author:Zeliha Cansever, Hamit Acemoglu, Ummu Zeynep Avsar, Zekeriya AktürkORCiDGND, Turan Set, Umit Avsar, Yasemin Cayir
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-opus4-1017437
Frontdoor URLhttps://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/101743
URL:http://jpma.org.pk/full_article-text.php?article_id=6459
ISSN:0030-9982OPAC
Parent Title (English):Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Publisher:Pakistan Medical Association
Place of publication:Karachi
Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2014
Publishing Institution:Universität Augsburg
Release Date:2023/02/06
Volume:64
Issue:491
First Page:4
Last Page:7
Institutes:Medizinische Fakultät
Medizinische Fakultät / Universitätsklinikum
Medizinische Fakultät / Lehrstuhl für Allgemeinmedizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Licence (German):CC-BY 4.0: Creative Commons: Namensnennung (mit Print on Demand)