Assessing the quality of clinical teachers: a systematic review of content and quality of questionnaires for assessing clinical teachers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Learning in a clinical environment differs from formal educational settings and provides specific challenges for clinicians who are teachers. Instruments that reflect these challenges are needed to identify the strengths and weaknesses of clinical teachers.

Objective

To systematically review the content, validity, and aims of questionnaires used to assess clinical teachers.

Data sources

MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and ERIC from 1976 up to March 2010.

Review methods

The searches revealed 54 papers on 32 instruments. Data from these papers were documented by independent researchers, using a structured format that included content of the instrument, validation methods, aims of the instrument, and its setting.

Results

Aspects covered by the instrume

SUBMITTER: Fluit CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2988147 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature