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Table 2 Characteristics of residents and their ratings using the five-and seven-point questionnaires

From: Variability of residents’ ratings of faculty’s teaching performance measured by five- and seven-point response scales

Questionnaire

5 pt

7 pt

Number of training programs

10

8

Number of residents

119

206

Number of measurement periods that residents participated ina

150

241

Median number of ratings per resident per measurement period

7

7

Number of ratings

1264

2115

Male residents (%)

38

41.6

Ratings by year of residency training (%)

 1

12.4

34.1

 2

34.9

17.1

 3

12.5

4.4

 4

22.9

24.3

 ≥5

17.3

20.1

Number of faculty

175

254

Number of faculty measurement periodsb

273

354

Median number of ratings per faculty per measurement period

3

5

Number of faculty evaluated by ≥3 residentsc

205

275

Median number of resident ratings (from faculty rated by ≥3 residents)

4

6

  1. a, bA measurement period is a four- to six-week data collection period. Some residents and faculty participated in more than one measurement period from January 2013 to January 2017
  2. cAggregated faculty scores require three or more residents’ ratings to be reliable