[Evaluation process in viewpoints of academic staff and students in Shahrekord university of medical sciences]

ABSTRACT

Evaluation is a routine process for developing teaching and learning methods. This qualitative process is challengeable among faculty members. Validity of student evaluation and managers are controversial. In this study we tried to assess viewpoints of students and faculty members regarding this process and to develop it. This cross sectional descriptive study was performed on 60 faculty members and 370 students using 2 questionnaires containing demographic information and evaluation process. Data were analyzed by t-test. Chi-square and one way ANOVA using SPSS13. Attitude of most faculty members were agree to be evaluated by students and managers, but they believed that the student proportion for evaluation should be higher than the managers. They also mentioned that the best persons for the evaluation are head of the departments, vice chairman and deans of faculties. Our results showed that 63% of faculty members were agreed with the evaluation by their colleagues and 37% were agreed with self evaluation. Despite of accepting the evaluation by 89% of the students, 53% of them believed that these evaluations had positive effect. The results also showed that 62% of the students thought that the faculty authorities had not chosen the best time for evaluation. Evaluation criteria and indices in viewpoint of both students and faculty members were almost the same. Scientific knowledge and teaching methods were selected as main criteria. Using the idea of faculty staff and students about evaluation process can increase quality of it and decrease unsatisfaction thoughts and reform evaluation