Table 4 The Conceptions of Learning Medicine (COLM) questionnaire

M 1

1

Learning medicine means memorizing the physiological mechanisms of humans in medical textbooks.

M 2

2

Learning medicine means memorizing the proper nouns or important concepts in medical textbooks.

M 3

3

Learning medicine means memorizing what the teacher lectures about in the class.

M 4

4

Learning medicine means memorizing medical symbols, medical concepts or facts.

M 5

5

The most important aspect of learning medicine is to memorize what the teacher taught by reading the collaborative class notes.

M 6

6

The most important aspect of learning medicine is to memorize by repetitively rote and/or mnemonic techniques.

PT 1

7

Learning medicine means passing all the examinations to obtain professional certification.

PT 2

8

Learning medicine means correctly answering the questions in the examinations.

PT 3

9

If there is no examination, I will not prepare for the medical courses.

PT 4

10

There are no benefits to learning medicine except getting high scores on the examinations. In fact, I can get along well without knowing many medical facts.

PT 5

11

The major purpose of learning medicine is to get more familiar with problems and questions in the test.

PT 6

12

I learn medicine for passing the medical examinations.

PT 7

13

The major purpose of learning medicine is to prepare for the future National Licensing Examination.

PTP 1

14

Learning medicine means practicing with a SimMan simulator.

PTP 2

15

Learning medicine means continuously learning in clerkship and internship.

PTP 3

16

After I am done with practice and training in clerkship and/or internship, I expect to have good clinical performance.

PTP 4

17

Learning medicine means knowing how to practice and conduct the correct approach to solving medical problems.

PTP 5

18

Learning medicine, becoming acquainted with the operation, and repetitive practice are closely related.

PTP 6

19

Practicing or training is important because it helps me to integrate medical knowledge.

IOK 1

20

Learning medicine means acquiring more medical knowledge.

IOK 2

21

Learning medicine means acquiring the medical knowledge that I did not know before.

IOK 3

22

I am learning medicine when the teacher teaches me the medical knowledge that I did not know before.

IOK 4

23

Learning medicine means acquiring medical knowledge about how a human body works.

IOK 5

24

Learning medicine helps me acquire medical knowledge about diseases.

IOK 6

25

Learning medicine means increasing my medical knowledge of a human body.

IOK 7

26

Learning medicine means acquiring new medical knowledge.

A 1

27

Learning medicine means solving human medical problems.

A 2

28

Learning medicine means acquiring medical knowledge and skills to solve the medical problems which happen in real life.

A 3

29

Learning medicine means acquiring medical knowledge and skills to enhance the quality of our lives.

A 4

30

The purpose of learning medicine is learning how to apply medical methods I already know to medical problems which I haven’t encountered.

A 5

31

Learning medicine means learning how to apply medical knowledge and skills I already know to solve patients’ medical problems.

A 6

32

We learn medicine to make human lives healthier and more convenient.

A 7

33

Learning medicine means solving or treating diseases.

U 1

34

The purpose of learning medicine is to understand medical knowledge.

U 2

35

Learning medicine means understanding the relationship between different medical concepts.

U 3

36

Learning medicine means understanding a variety of treatments.

U 4

37

Learning medicine means an understanding of medical problems and phenomena that I did not know before.

U 5

38

Learning medical knowledge means clearly understanding medical concepts.

U 6

39

I think understanding is important in learning medicine.

SNW 1

40

Learning medicine means expanding my medical knowledge and visions.

SNW 2

41

Learning medicine means letting me to see medicine using a new standpoint.

SNW 3

42

Learning medicine means changing my way of seeing the medical phenomena.

SNW 4

43

Learning medicine means finding a better way to see medicine.

SNW 5

44

I can learn more ways of thinking about medicine by learning medicine.

SNW 6

45

Learning medicine means finding a more reasonable way to account for a medical condition.

SA 1

46

Learning medicine means learning how to study systematically, such as using a concept map.

SA 2

47

Learning medicine means learning how to summarize the key points.

SA 3

48

One of the important points in learning medicine is to deliberate about the causes and outcomes of an event.

SA 4

49

The major purpose of learning medicine is to think about the procedure and make a judgment.

SA 5

50

Learning medicine means learning logical deduction in medicine.

SA 6

51

Learning medicine helps me acquire abilities to use inductive analysis.

C 1

52

Learning medicine means learning how to cooperate with others as a team to complete the task.

C 2

53

The major purpose of learning medicine is to learn how to communicate with patients and interact with people.

C 3

54

The major purpose of learning medicine is to learn how to explain and communicate medical conditions to patients and/or family members.

C 4

55

The major purpose of learning medicine is to learn how to cooperate with other medical professionals to solve problems.

C 5

56

The major purpose of learning medicine is to facilitate a good doctor-patient relationship.