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Table 2 Means, standard deviations and part-whole corrected discrimination indices of the mission-statement questionnaire items in the student and teacher sample

From: Development and evaluation of a questionnaire to measure the perceived implementation of the mission statement of a competency based curriculum

Subscale

Item

Students

 

Teachers

    
  

(N = 1119)

 

(N = 258)

  

M (SD)

Discrimination

M (SD)

Discrimination

t(1375)

p

d

The Teachers

1 The teachers are role models for the students.

1.91 (0.91)

0.49

2.34 (0.84)

0.50

−6.84

< 0.0014

0.49

 

2 The teachers are in a livelily dialogue with the students and other teachers.

1.80 (0.95)

0.56

2.28 (0.97)

0.62

−7.34

< 0.0014

0.50

 

3 The teachers are competent both didactically as well as in terms of content.

2.11 (0.89)

0.55

2.37 (0.87)

0.62

−4.32

< 0.0014

0.30

 

4 The teachers provide stimulating feedback.

1.68 (0.90)

0.51

2.24 (0.84)

0.61

−9.08

< 0.0014

0.64

 

5 The teachers are persons in charge and in a position of trust for the students.

1.34 (0.98)

0.56

2.18 (0.86)

0.58

−12.65

< 0.0014

0.91

 

6 The teachers receive recognition for their work by the faculty.

1.91 (0.82)

0.36

1.24 (0.98)

0.41

11.29

< 0.0014

0.74

 

7 The teachers receive recognition for their work by the students.

2.27 (0.82)

0.38

2.37 (0.95)

0.31

−1.74

0.082

0.11

 

8 The teachers are willing to develop perpetually.

2.09 (0.84)

0.54

2.55 (0.84)

0.57

−7.94

< 0.0014

0.54

The Students

9 The students learn about the physical, mental and social dimensions of health and disease.

2.33 (0.95)

0.50

2.51 (0.84)

0.59

−2.82

0.005

0.20

 

10 The students communicate appropriately, sensitively and respectfully with patients.

2.42 (0.71)

0.24

2.55 (0.68)

0.39

−2.69

0.007

0.19

 

11 The students learn to consider the individuality of patients in professional decisions.

2.20 (0.80)

0.48

2.25 (0.85)

0.59

−0.93

0.352

0.06

 

12 The students act in consideration of ethical principles.

2.52 (0.76)

0.40

2.60 (0.68)

0.50

−1.44

0.149

0.11

 

13 The students learn to impart their knowledge to others.

2.16 (1.00)

0.49

2.03 (0.89)

0.56

1.90

0.058

0.14

 

14 The students are well prepared for lifelong learning and to develop personally.

2.30 (0.94)

0.58

2.01 (0.92)

0.67

4.58

< 0.0014

0.31

 

15 The students learn to think critically in consideration of evidence and to make decisions on that basis.

2.24 (0.95)

0.56

2.25 (0.92)

0.67

−0.18

0.859

0.01

 

16 The students know their personal limits.

2.36 (0.88)

0.33

1.91 (0.79)

0.29

7.42

< 0.0014

0.54

 

17 The students learn to consider health- economic conditions.

1.96 (0.89)

0.41

1.81 (0.88)

0.35

2.39

0.017

0.17

 

18 The students learn skills of self-organization and time management.

2.39 (1.10)

0.39

2.00 (1.00)

0.50

5.14

< 0.0014

0.37

 

19 The students master the basics of scientific work.

1.77 (0.95)

0.51

1.43 (0.86)

0.51

5.24

< 0.0014

0.38

 

20 The students learn to master the basic medical competencies.

2.35 (0.88)

0.55

2.50 (0.78)

0.61

−2.44

0.015

0.18

 

21 The students learn to make differential diagnoses and to develop treatment strategies independently.

2.05 (0.90)

0.52

2.38 (0.76)

0.58

−5.53

< 0.0014

0.40

 

22 The students communicate appropriately, sensitively and respectfully with colleagues.

2.56 (0.76)

0.36

2.40 (0.74)

0.36

3.03

0.002

0.21

 

23 The students cope straight and adequately with errors.

2.05 (0.85)

0.46

1.94 (0.80)

0.53

1.94

0.052

0.13

The Curriculum

24 The course inspires the students for a self-directed learning.

2.35 (0.99)

0.53

2.18 (0.92)

0.63

2.56

0.011

0.18

 

25 The course promotes scientific thinking and working.

2.27 (0.99)

0.51

2.09 (1.09)

0.57

2.47

0.013

0.17

 

26 The course is accompanied by educational research.

2.04 (0.87)

0.50

1.99 (0.97)

0.40

0.71

0.478

0.05

 

27 The course encourages students on a professional level.

2.79 (0.76)

0.47

2.89 (0.58)

0.46

−1.94

0.052

0.15

 

28 The course is family-friendly.

1.21 (0.94)

0.41

1.53 (0.79)

0.34

−5.16

< 0.0014

0.37

 

29 The course consists of a core curriculum and offers comprehensive electives.

1.24 (1.01)

0.40

1.66 (0.90)

0.47

−6.17

< 0.0014

0.44

 

30 The course provides scope for academic qualification.

1.70 (0.94)

0.46

1.86 (1.05)

0.48

−2.41

0.016

0.16

 

31 The course is designed and developed jointly by teachers and students.

1.78 (0.97)

0.56

1.97 (1.00)

0.55

−2.73

0.006

0.19

 

32 The course considers the equality of women and men.

2.87 (0.87)

0.27

2.70 (0.89)

0.19

2.84

0.005

0.19

 

33 The course is patient-oriented.

1.80 (0.81)

0.51

1.88 (0.83)

0.52

−1.46

0.143

0.10

 

34 The course offers scope for stays abroad.

1.82 (1.02)

0.32

2.12 (0.86)

0.36

−4.41

< 0.0014

0.32

 

35 The course supports the students on a personal level.

2.13 (1.07)

0.54

2.15 (0.81)

0.54

−0.18

0.861

0.02

 

36 The course is problem-oriented.

2.08 (0.84)

0.55

2.17 (0.83)

0.58

−1.48

0.138

0.11

 

37 The course is interdisciplinary.

2.29 (1.04)

0.36

2.10 (1.00)

0.48

2.59

0.010

0.19

  1. M (SD) = mean (standard deviation); t-tests were conducted with a Bonferroni corrected α crit of 0.05/37 = 0.0014.
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