. Ali Kazemi Karyan; . Satar Rezaei; . Shokooh Etesami; . Leyla Pezhman; . Behzad Karami Matin; . Sajad Delavari
Volume 11, Issue 2 , February 2021, , Pages 1-9
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Evaluation has become an inseparable part of education process which givesfeedback to students and professors to improve education quality. This study aimed to elicitpreferences ...
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BACKGROUND: Evaluation has become an inseparable part of education process which givesfeedback to students and professors to improve education quality. This study aimed to elicitpreferences of professors and students about attributes of evaluation methods in theoretical coursesin Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Iran, in 2018.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Discrete choice experiment (DCE) method used for eliciting preferencesof participants of the study. A narrative literature review and interview with eight professors and tenstudents conducted to determine attributes and levels of evaluation methods in the university. Furthermore,experimental design used for making final choice sets of the evaluation methods. We included 213students and 30 professors in the study. Conditional logistic regression model performed to data analysis.RESULTS: Most of the professors (36.67%) preferred to allocate up to 30% of evolution scores tomidterm examination. However, the most percentage of students (30.45%) were agree to includemidterm examination up to 15% of total scores. The majority of students prefer to examinationquestions compromise just presented materials, while 70% of professors prefer to include additionaltexts for evaluation examinations. In case of quiz examination, professors in comparison with studentsprefer that quiz should have higher proportion of total scores. DCE analysis indicated that professorsand students preferred a mix of questions in examinations. In addition, additional resources beyondwhat is taught in class made utility for professors and disutility for students. Quiz, also, increasedthe utility of an evaluation package in professors.CONCLUSION: The findings showed that there is a gap between preferences of professors andstudents regarding some attributes of evaluation methods such as student’s discipline, examinationmaterials, and quiz. Further studies are needed to examining other attributes of evaluation methodsin theatrical and practical courses in Iran and other contexts.
