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Table 5 Weight analysis of overall indicators

From: Constructing core competency indicators for clinical teachers in Taiwan: a qualitative analysis and an analytic hierarchy process

Dimensions

Sub-dimensions

Behavioral indicators

 

Weight

 

Weight

 

Weight

Rank

Overall weight

Overall rank

Expertise

0.22

Clinical abilities

0.47

Being equipped with clinical knowledge

0.16

4

0.016

 

Ability to make the correct judgment

0.22

3

0.022

 

Possessing clinical handling ability

0.27

1

0.027

10

Being familiar with clinical ethics, regulations, and systems

0.12

5

0.012

 

Possessing concept of whole medicine

0.23

2

0.023

 

Clinical communication

0.53

Ability to explain the illness to the patient

0.06

7

0.007

 

Ability to use language the patient and his/her family understands

0.14

4

0.016

 

Ability to handle difficult situations

0.09

6

0.010

 

Ability to clearly explain the treatment plan, including risks and benefits

0.13

5

0.015

 

Ability to listen to the patient’s and family’s needs and demands

0.2

1

0.023

 

Ability to be sympathetic to the patient and the family

0.19

2

0.022

 

Ability to communicate and cooperate with the medical team

0.19

2

0.022

 

Teaching Ability

0.17

Instructional design

0.27

Ability to set up learning goals

0.20

3

0.009

 

Ability to use proper teaching methods according to learning goals

0.27

2

0.012

 

Ability to arrange proper teaching content according to students’ characteristics

0.53

1

0.024

 

Teaching skills

0.39

Ability to guide students’ thoughts and discussion

0.14

5

0.009

 

Ability to establish a lively and active teaching atmosphere

0.16

3

0.010

 

Ability to provide examples that are close to students’ experience

0.15

4

0.009

 

Ability to give students chances to practice

0.31

1

0.020

 

Ability to introduce clinical cases by empirical medicine method

0.24

2

0.015

 

Teaching material design

0.12

Designing or selecting proper teaching materials by learning goals

0.5

1

0.010

 

Ability to transform clinical cases to teaching materials

0.36

2

0.007

 

Ability to use multimedia teaching materials

0.14

3

0.002

 

Learning evaluation

0.22

Ability to collect related evaluation data

0.14

3

0.005

 

Ability to use proper evaluation tools correctly

0.26

2

0.009

 

Ability to review one’s teaching after evaluation

0.59

1

0.022

 

Attitudes and Traits

0.31

Teaching attitudes

0.50

Enthusiastic teaching

0.31

1

0.049

5

Ability to interact well with students

0.30

2

0.047

6

Ability to support and help students anytime

0.22

3

0.034

9

Ability to guide students in their lives

0.18

4

0.028

 

Professional growth

0.24

Ability to absorb new medical information anytime

0.61

1

0.045

7

Ability to take part in various kinds of teaching workshops

0.22

2

0.016

 

Ability to publish research paper regularly

0.17

3

0.012

 

Personality traits

0.26

Being friendly and kind

0.27

2

0.021

 

Patience

0.46

1

0.037

8

Being confident in self-expression

0.27

2

0.021

 

Beliefs and Values

0.30

Teaching beliefs

0.39

Ability to identify the implications and values of teaching

0.48

2

0.056

4

Ability to pass on medical knowledge

0.52

1

0.060

2

Model teaching

0.61

Ability to teach by words and set an example

0.68

1

0.124

1

Acting as a role model for young teachers

0.32

2

0.058

3