Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Faculty Member, Department of Immunology, School of medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
2 Faculty member of Jundishapur University of medical science,Ahwaz,Iran
3 Faculty member of Chamran University,Ahwaz,Iran
4 Expert assessment of Faculty member of Jundishapour University of medical science,Ahwaz,Iran
5 Expert nursing of Joondishapur University of medical science,Ahwaz,Iran
Abstract
Survey the results of student ratings and faculty members’ self-assessment can reveal the strengths and weaknesses of evaluation procedure and be accounted as an effectiveness tool in leading to more quality. The purpose of this study was to comparison the scores of faculty evaluation by student and self-assessment in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS). This cross-sectional study was performed in AJUMS during 2008-2009. The population and sample were all students and non-clinical faculty members. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire consisted of 15 questions with 5 point Likert scale. Data was analyzed by SPSS software. The mean of student rating was 4.00±0.44 and faculty self-ratings mean was 4.53±0.32 (p=0.001). The correlation coefficient between the scores of self-rating and student rating were 0.210. The self-rating of 93.1% of faculty members was higher than 4(excellent). But 51.7% of students were rated their faculties higher than 4.There were significant differences between self and students’ rating of Faculty members. Regarding the importance of the faculty evaluation, it seems that the evaluation process should be performed with a more professional approach in which more faculty contributions needed.
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