STUDENT SATISFACTION WITH FACULTY INSTRUCTIONS AT REHMAN MEDICAL COLLEGE PESHAWAR, KP, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Introduction: Student satisfaction is taken as the most important denominator of defining quality control & success of a curriculum; an integrated curriculum particularly affects the students’ reception and retention. Student satisfaction with teachers of different disciplines is representative of the overall instructional program. The study was conducted to determine student satisfaction with teachers’ instructional performance in an innovative MBBS curriculum.

Materials & Methods: The questionnaire based survey was conducted on first and second year MBBS students of Rehman Medical College; feedback forms containing 18 items of teacher performances were distributed to all 200 students. Scoring was on a 5-point Likert scale. Scoring of individual teachers was also done and based on categories of Satisfied, Uncertain and Dissatisfied.

Results: The response rate comprising of 186 students was 95% for first year and 91% for the second year MBBS class. Satisfaction with teachers on different items ranged from 48.67% to 85.65%; overall satisfaction scores were 74.68% for first year and 72.37% for second year students. Second year students were less satisfied with teachers’ failure to include text material from sources other than prescribed books & to provide knowledge in keeping with the Pakistani medical perspective. Complete satisfaction with program was 27.8%.

Conclusion: Despite some reservations, students were fairly satisfied with the performances of their teachers; all reservations were remediable and would enhance the future learning experience for students.