Frye PhD, Ann W. and Solomon PhD, David J. and Lieberman MD, Steven A. and Levine MD, Ruth E. (2000) Fitting the Means to the Ends: One School’s Experience with Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Curriculum Evaluation During Curriculum Change. [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]
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Abstract
Curriculum evaluation plays an important role in substantive curriculum change. The experience of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) with evaluation processes developed for the new Integrated Medical Curriculum (IMC) illustrates how evaluation methods may be chosen to match the goals of the curriculum evaluation process. Quantitative data such as ratings of courses or scores on external exams are useful for comparing courses or assessing whether standards have been met. Qualitative data such as students’ comments about aspects of courses are useful for eliciting explanations of observed phenomena and describing relationships between curriculum features and outcomes. The curriculum evaluation process designed for the IMC used both types of evaluation methods in a complementary fashion. Quantitative and qualitative methods have been used for formative evaluation of the new IMC courses. They are now being incorporated into processes to judge the IMC against its goals and objectives.
Item Type: | Journal (On-line/Unpaginated) |
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Keywords: | medical education; evaluation; curriculum; health professional education |
Subjects: | JOURNALS > Medical Education Online > MEO Peer Reviewed |
ID Code: | 2425 |
Deposited By: | David, Solomon |
Deposited On: | 27 Aug 2002 |
Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2011 08:54 |
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