Curriculum/Program Evaluation in Medical Education
10.11307/mededjapan.45.2_79
- VernacularTitle:医学教育におけるカリキュラム/プログラム評価
- Author:
Hiroshi Nishigori
;
Takuya Saiki
;
Masami Tagawa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical education;
curriculum;
program;
evaluation
- From:Medical Education
2014;45(2):79-86
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Curriculum/program evaluation is not just a survey for participants after the teaching session but is also a purposive and comprehensive evaluation of a planned educational program/curriculum.
The key questions are as follows.
・ What are the goals of the evaluation
・ Whose opinion matters?
・ What should be evaluated, and what information should be collected?
・ What methods will be used to collect the information?
・ Who will collect the information?
・ From whom will the information be collected?
・ When will the evaluation be conducted?
・ What decisions can be made as a result of the evaluation?
The purpose of the evaluation is to change the curriculum/program on the basis of the results.