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Table 2 Summary of the negative feedback taken from the students’ online open-ended questions term evaluation

From: Student-perceived exam difficulty may trump the effects of different quality improvement measures regarding the students’ evaluation of a pediatric lecture series

Negative feedback from the student’s online evaluation

 

ST 15

N = 90

WT 15/16

N = 86

WT 16/17

N = 97

  

n = 59 (65%)

 

n = 29 (34%)

 

n = 38 (39%)

  

Items = 140

 

Items = 38

 

Items = 58

Exam

 vague phrasing of questions

3

2%

0

0%

4

10%

 very hard exam (questions)

9

6%

2

5%

8

19%

 unclear learning objectives

17

12%

4

11%

1

2%

Lecture

 too little relevant topics

25

18%

3

8%

5

12%

 lectures do not prepare well for exam

29

21%

6

16%

15

36%

 live patient presentations often cancelled

5

4%

0

0%

4

10%

 poor powerpoint layout

6

4%

1

3%

7

17%

 lecture content contradicts other lectures

3

2%

0

0%

0

0%

 some lecture topics are redundant

4

3%

0

0%

0

0%

 too much lecture content

3

2%

1

3%

0

0%

 lecture content outdated

1

1%

0

0%

0

0%

 need for more lectures

4

3%

0

0%

0

0%

 too many lectureres

5

4%

0

0%

0

0%

 lecture time inadequate

3

2%

5

13%

7

17%

Dislikes of specific lectures

 Genetics*

6

4%

n.a.

 

n.a.

 

 Infectiology

0

0%

1

3%

0

0%

General aspects

    

0

0%

 need for general pediatrics script

4

3%

5

13%

2

5%

 need for podcasts of lectures

11

8%

8

21%

5

12%

 too much evaluation

1

1%

0

0%

0

0%

 poor ARS evaluation questions

1

1%

2

5%

0

0%

  1. Comparison between summer term 15 (ST 15) and winter term 15/16 (WT 15/16). N = number of students participating in the evaluation, n = number of negative comments, n.a. = not applicable, Items = number of items within negative statements, i.e. one statement could contain several items e.g. regarding “exam” and “lecture”. *: the genetics lecture was only held in ST15