Table 8 Student opinions of Curriculum 2001: Positive and negative comments. Only the 2 most frequently expressed comments for each group are reported. Comments in Table 7 have been excluded.
From: Communicating curriculum reform to students: Advice in hindsight.....
% students | ||
|---|---|---|
Year of study | Positive comments | Negative comments |
First (n = 187) | SDL will teach students responsibility: 2.7 Will lead to better doctors: 1.1 | More difficult as students will have to do the work: 9.1 Will cause disadvantaged students to suffer: 3.7 |
Second (n = 167) | Earlier patient access: 3.6 Integrated (skills and theory): 3.0 | Comfortable with the old system: 5.4 Will result in doctors trained for SA only: 3.0 |
Third (n = 193) | Interesting: 6.1 Early clinical exposure: 3.6 | First years might not cope: 3.6 Big adjustment: 3.1 |
Fourth (n = 132) | Integrated: 2.3 Allows students to learn better: 2.3 | Difficult for students straight from school: 9.1 Students from Bantu schools will be disadvantaged: 4.5 |
Fifth (n = 124) | Better understanding:1.6 Confident, responsible, well-rounded students: 1.6 | Students from school will not cope: 12.1 Students will need to be motivated: 4.0 |