Faculty Use of Active Learning in Postgraduate Nephrology Education: A Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Active learning is an effective instructional tool in medical education. However, its integration by nephrology faculty remains limited despite residents' declining interest in nephrology.

Study design

A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study design was used to explore nephrology faculty understanding of difficult teaching topics and active learning integration using the theory of planned behavior as theoretical framework.

Setting & participants

Nephrology faculty at 6 residency sites in Singapore were recruited.

Methodology

A 28-item questionnaire was administered to conveniently sampled faculty followed by 1-to-1 semi-structured interviews of a purposively sampled subset.

Analytical approach

Quantitative data were analyzed using descript

SUBMITTER: Renaud C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380360 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature