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. 2024 Aug 23;24(1):911.
doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05892-3.

Faculty application and perceived effectiveness of cognitive psychology principles in medical education. A mixed method study

Shaur Sarfaraz  1 , Ambreen Surti  2 , Rabiya Ali  3 , Rehana Rehman  4 , Artak Heboyan  5   6   7 , Naseer Ahmed  8
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Faculty application and perceived effectiveness of cognitive psychology principles in medical education. A mixed method study

Shaur Sarfaraz et al. BMC Med Educ. .

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to explore the extent to which faculty members in undergraduate medical education apply cognitive psychology principles in their teaching practices, and to evaluate the perceived effectiveness of these principles in enhancing student learning.

Methods: This mixed method study was conducted on faculty members of public and private sector universities. Focused group discussions were conducted, and the responses of the participants were measured on a 5-point- Likert Scale. The instrument was tested for validity and reliability by measuring Cronbach's alpha and performing exploratory factor analysis. Mann-Whitney U test was applied on the attributes scores to compare 13 attributes by institutions, designations and domains.

Results: One theme, 7 sub-themes and 19 categories were identified from the focused group discussion. as Kaiser- Meyer-Olkin index was 0.88 and Bartlett's test of sphericity was significant. Reliability was established at 0.95. The faculty self-perceived practicing psychology principles mostly scored in the middle level, where they think they apply less strategies. While highly significant results were noted for using Meyer's multimedia principles.

Conclusion: Faculty members followed the principles of cognitive psychology to some extent. However, they all felt that using these principles can transform the teaching and learning of medical education.

Keywords: Cognitive psychology; Faculty; Medical education; Student learning; Undergraduate; Validation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Authors have no conflict of interest.

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Descriptive statistics of the data where F: Pr: B: S (Female, Private Job, Basic Sciences, Senior Faculty) as front bars and M: Pu: C: J (Male, Public Job, Clinical Sciences, Junior Faculty)
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Mean scores of attributes faculty practicing psychology principles
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