Heightened focus on the quality of teaching in medical schools has led to increased use of student surveys as a means of evaluating teaching. In some institutions, however, the summative purpose is emphasized over the developmental or self-improvement objective. The aim of this study was to examine the utility of a student evaluation of teaching questionnaire for use in administrative decision making (summative purpose) and in identification of faculty whose instruction needs improvement (formative purpose). Results of this analysis are discussed in addition to related issues regarding faculty development and the importance of adopting multiple methods of evaluating and documenting teaching and other educational activity.
The purpose of this study was to explore the association between student evaluation of their community-based clinical clerkship, their attitudes towards community health care and their career preferences.
Berzelius failed to make use of Faraday's electrochemical laws in his laborious determination of equivalent weights.