Validation of a Self-report Tool to Measure Self-study in Medical School – Applying the Triads Method

Many students have difficulty mastering the demands of medical courses. Applying the Triads method, the present research compares the validity of three self-reported methods that measure self-study hours in a medical course. Thirty randomly selected students participated in this study. Three surveys...

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Published in:Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Science and Technology Education, 2018-10, Vol.14 (10), p.em1592
Main Authors: Barbosa, Joselina Maria Pinto, Silva, Álvaro José Barbosa Moreira da, Ferreira, Maria Amélia Duarte, Silva, Milton Severo Barros da
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Curricula
Learning
Medical education
Medical schools
Medical students
Methods
Self report
Self study
Teaching
Validity
Working hours
Workloads
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Summary:Many students have difficulty mastering the demands of medical courses. Applying the Triads method, the present research compares the validity of three self-reported methods that measure self-study hours in a medical course. Thirty randomly selected students participated in this study. Three surveys were developed: continuous weekly records (WR) and two end-course retrospective self-reported surveys, AR (asking average hours/week during academic year) and FR (asking study frequency throughout academic year and mean hours of studying on a given day). Validity coefficients (VCs), which measure the correlation between observed and “true” self-study, were estimated using the Triads method. The estimated VC was 0.86, 0.94 and 0.87 for WR, FR and AR, respectively. Therefore, given the demands of WR and, since FR showed more accuracy than AR, we propose a novel method, FR, to retrospectively estimate self-study in a medical course.
ISSN:1305-8223
1305-8215
1305-8223
DOI:10.29333/ejmste/93375