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Table 1 Frequencya with which teaching meets faculty basic psychological needs including competence, autonomy, and relatedness

From: To teach or not to teach? Assessing medical school faculty motivation to teach in the era of curriculum reform

 

Category (n)

Competence Mean (SD)

Autonomy Mean (SD)

Relatedness Mean (SD)

Overall

All Faculty (107)

3.49 (0.49)

3.26 (0.52)

3.20 (0.66)

Faculty Rank

Professor (38)

3.59 (0.41)

3.41 (0.43)*

3.39 (0.54)

Associate Professor (35)

3.46 (0.52)

3.07 (0.55)*

2.99 (0.66)

Assistant Professor (29)

3.41 (0.54)

3.44 (0.51)

3.26 (0.76)

Instructor (4)

3.40 (0.46)

2.95 (0.42)

3.27 (0.54)

Faculty Type

Basic Science (23)

3.61 (0.46)

3.17 (0.54)

3.17 (0.67)

Clinical (83)

3.45 (0.50)

3.31 (0.51)

3.23 (0.65)

Gender Identity

Female (50)

3.45 (0.52)

3.24 (0.58)

3.34)0.69)

Male (55)

3.54 (0.46)

3.35 (0.44)

3.15 (0.58)

Most Recent Teaching

 < 12 months (98)

3.50 (0.49)

3.29 (0.52)

3.23 (0.67)

 > 12 months (9)

3.32 (0.48)

3.21 (053)

3.16 (0.47)

  1. aScale for survey items 4 Very often 3 Often 2 Sometimes 1 Never
  2. *p = 0.004