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Table 2 Ownership and motivation to use the portfolio

From: The national portfolio for postgraduate family medicine training in South Africa: a descriptive study of acceptability, educational impact, and usefulness for assessment

 

Supervisors agree n=23 (%)

Registrars agree n=26 (%)

p-value

They only complete the portfolio because it is a requirement of the university

21 (91.3)

20 (76.9)

0.17

They complete the portfolio because it helps them reflect on what they have learnt

10 (43.5)

19 (73.1)

0.03

They complete the portfolio because it makes their learning needs clearer

12 (52.2)

15 (57.7)

0.70

They usually only work on the portfolio when there is a university deadline

17 (73.9)

14 (53.8)

0.15

The supervisor should take responsibility for ensuring that the registrar’s learning events are observed and captured in the portfolio

7 (30.4)

16 (61.5)

0.03

The registrar should take responsibility for ensuring that his/her learning events are observed and captured in the portfolio

22 (95.7)

21 (80.8)

0.11