RESUMO
The Faculty ot Medicine at Jordan University of Science and Technology was established in 1986. Innovative changes were introduced to the traditional subject-based, hospital-oriented curriculum in 1999, the objectives of which were to integrate student learning, emphasize student-centred learning, develop training in a community setting, and introduce elective learning packages. To evaluate the integrated learning in the new curriculum, we assessed the validity and reliability of students' scores. The scores for the integrated 'modules' were compared with those in general subjects studied in the traditional way. Our study showed that results of tests taken on the new 'modules' are both valid and reliable measures of students' performance.
Assuntos
Currículo/normas , Educação de Graduação em Medicina/organização & administração , Estudantes de Medicina , Ensino/organização & administração , Avaliação Educacional , Docentes de Medicina/organização & administração , Guias como Assunto , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde , Humanos , Jordânia , Aprendizagem , Modelos Lineares , Modelos Educacionais , Inovação Organizacional , Fisiologia/educação , Desenvolvimento de Programas , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Psicologia Educacional , Faculdades de Medicina/organização & administração , Estudantes de Medicina/psicologiaRESUMO
The Faculty of Medicine at Jordan University of Science and Technology was established in 1986. Innovative changes were introduced to the traditional subject-based, hospital-oriented curriculum in 1999, the objectives of which were to integrate student learning, emphasize student-centred learning, develop training in a community setting, and introduce elective learning packages. To evaluate the integrated learning in the new curriculum, we assessed the validity and reliability of students' scores. The scores for the integrated 'modules' were compared with those in general subjects studied in the traditional way. Our study showed that results of tests taken on the new 'modules' are both valid and reliable measures of students' performance
