The effect of research on the perceived quality of teaching: a cross-sectional study among university students in Lebanon

BMC Medical Education

Research

Hala Sacre¹  Rony M. Zeenny²  Aline Hajj³  Pascale Salameh⁴  Chadia Haddad⁵  Marwan Akel⁶ 

[1] INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;Department of Pharmacy, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Pharmacie Clinique Et Contrôle de Qualité Des Médicament, Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon;Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada;Oncology Division, CHU de Québec Université Laval Research Center, Québec, Canada;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon;Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon;Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia Medical School, 2417, Nicosia, Cyprus;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon;Research Department, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon;School of Health Sciences, Modern University for Business and Science, Beirut, Lebanon;INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon;School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon;School of Education, Lebanese International University, Beirut, Lebanon;

关键词: Research;    Education;    Teaching evaluation;    Quality teaching;    Student;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-023-03998-8

 received in 2022-08-25, accepted in 2023-01-02,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionThe complementarity between research and teaching is still debated, although several higher education institutions require instructors to do research. In the absence of a consensus on this matter and given the lack of related studies in Lebanon, this study aimed to describe students’ perception of research integration into teaching, and to link research and professional skills to quality teaching, using validated scales related to these concepts.MethodsA standardized questionnaire was diffused to university students; it included validated scales: the Student Perception of Research Integration Questionnaire (SPRIQ), the Adapted-Teachers’ quality assessment questionnaire (A-TQAQ), the Student Evaluation of Teaching short form (SET37-QS), and Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Health Research Questionnaire.ResultsResearch integration was well perceived, and teaching was well evaluated by 445 participants from various disciplines, particularly those of a higher socioeconomic level, majoring in health, and females, as indicated by their mean scores. Research-active instructors had a significantly better-perceived teaching quality (17%; p < 0.001) than their non-active counterparts. This finding was particularly true among postgraduate and higher GPA students. The multivariable analysis showed that the knowledge and attitude towards research were related to students’ better perception of research integration and higher evaluation of teaching.ConclusionThis study showed an overall good perception of research and teaching evaluation among participants from various disciplines, with research-active instructors having a better-perceived teaching quality. These findings could guide decisions on research integration into curricula using multidisciplinary methodologies to strengthen research integration and involve students in research activities.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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