Table 5 Student perceptions and opinions of Curriculum 2001: Student responses to the question: "What have you heard about Curriculum 2001?"
From: Communicating curriculum reform to students: Advice in hindsight.....
Perceptions and opinions | All students (n= 792) |
|---|---|
Value of education/degree – positive | 1.3 |
Trains doctors to be an asset to SA/better health care | 0.6 |
Same as what is happening internationally | 0.3 |
Will benefit us | <0.3 |
Improve the way Medicine is learnt | <0.3 |
Improvement in clinical skills | <0.3 |
Value of education/degree – negative | 3.9 |
Not internationally recognised | 3.2 |
Tried overseas and doesn't work | 0.4 |
Lowers value of our degree/substandard | 0.3 |
People say it will not work | <0.3 |
Relating to the programme – positive | 2.5 |
Interesting/exciting | 0.8 |
Easier | 0.4 |
Less stressful/student-friendly | 0.4 |
Better than current | 0.4 |
Interactive | <0.3 |
Dynamic | <0.3 |
Excellent idea | <0.3 |
Better recall | <0.3 |
More direct approach | <0.3 |
Relating to the programme – Negative | 2.1 |
More difficult/challenging | 0.9 |
Relating to failing | 0.5 |
Not good/negative aspects | 0.4 |
More pressure on students | <0.3 |
Not interesting | <0.3 |
A lot of work | <0.3 |
Other comments | 4.0 |
Not much | 1.4 |
Details on how it works | 1.1 |
Lecturers will have less work to do | 0.9 |
Pros and cons | 0.4 |
Only for 2001 students/won't affect us | <0.3 |
Students will finish with us | <0.3 |