Table 1
Responses per division of employment, teaching load per division
|
UMCU divisions |
Response (N = 306) |
Teaching loada |
|---|---|---|
|
Internal medicine and dermatology |
43 |
+ |
|
Neuro sciences |
34 |
+ |
|
Family medicine, public health and epidemiology |
28 |
+ |
|
Education department |
30 |
+ |
|
Surgical specialities |
18 |
+ |
|
Paediatrics |
39 | |
|
Lab and pharmacy |
26 | |
|
Lung and cardiac specialities |
14 | |
|
Gynaecology, obstetrics and neonatology |
13 | |
|
Biomedical and genetic sciences |
11 | |
|
Perioperative and emergency care |
11 | |
|
Imaging |
10 | |
|
Division not mentioned |
28 |
aUMCU divisions were grouped based on the number of paid teaching hours for the medical curriculum of 2009–2010. ‘+’ signifies a relatively high teaching load
Table 2
Mean scores on motivating factors to teaching (N = 306)
|
Ma |
SD | |
|---|---|---|
|
Teaching about my own speciality |
4.50 |
0.56 |
|
Noticeable appreciation for teaching from my direct superior |
4.10 |
0.70 |
|
Teaching small groups (~12 students) |
4.06 |
0.80 |
|
Feedback on my teaching performance |
4.03 |
0.60 |
|
Freedom to determine what I teach |
4.03 |
0.64 |
|
Noticeable appreciation for teaching of my immediate colleagues |
3.99 |
0.67 |
|
Teaching in which the transfer of content is paramount |
3.98 |
0.66 |
|
Freedom to determine how I teach |
3.94 |
0.65 |
|
More secretarial assistance in my educational task |
3.79 |
0.72 |
|
Teaching with colleagues from other disciplines |
3.75 |
0.75 |
|
Numerical rating/scores from student evaluations |
3.73 |
0.74 |
|
Give more publicity to good teachers |
3.72 |
0.70 |
|
Financial reward for obtaining a teaching qualification |
3.70 |
0.81 |
|
Feedback from other teachers or teacher teams |
3.68 |
0.67 |
|
Easing procedures of basic and senior teaching qualification |
3.63 |
0.84 |
|
Wider availability of teacher training |
3.62 |
0.71 |
|
Teaching with emphasis of the learning process |
3.57 |
0.96 |
|
More educational assistance from the UMCU Education department |
3.54 |
0.69 |
|
The possibility of a teaching career |
3.54 |
0.82 |
|
Teaching medium sized groups (about 40–60 students) |
3.38 |
0.86 |
|
Teaching large groups (in the lecture hall) |
3.30 |
0.94 |
|
Doing research and publishing on education |
3.03 |
0.79 |
aValues: 1 (low) to 5 (high)
Table 3
Additional factors named to stimulate or hamper teaching motivation
|
Factors that stimulate my motivation for teaching |
N |
Factors that hamper my motivation for teaching |
N |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Motivated students |
62 |
Unmotivated students |
52 |
|
Acknowledgment for my teaching |
33 |
Poor facilities |
52 |
|
Adequate time planning of teaching |
32 |
Too little time provided to properly teach |
50 |
|
Clear organization and expectations |
32 |
Bureaucracy and rules around teaching |
51 |
|
Adequate teaching facilities |
27 |
Not sufficiently familiar with content |
15 |
|
Application of my content knowledge |
24 |
Monotonous repeated group teaching |
8 |
|
Receiving feedback on my teaching |
23 | ||
|
Teaching fixed groups over time |
17 | ||
|
Having personal contacts with students |
17 | ||
|
Other items |
29 |
Other items |
74 |
|
Total |
306 |
Total |
292 |
Table 4
Mean work engagement scores of UMCU faculty for each of three tasks, related to their task combination of employment
|
Task combination |
N |
All work |
Teaching |
Research |
Patient care |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Teaching + research + patient care |
151 |
4.24 (0.84) |
3.58 (1.11) |
3.65 (1.28) |
4.43 (0.82) |
|
Teaching + patient care |
25 |
4.14 (0.85) |
3.93 (1.01) |
– |
4.33 (1.05) |
|
Teaching + research |
67 |
4.35 (0.90) |
3.78 (1.18) |
4.34 (0.98) |
– |
|
Teaching |
35 |
4.42 (0.84) |
4.52 (0.82) |
– |
– |
|
Overall average (SD) |
4.26 (0.85) |
3.78 (1.13) |
3.87 (1.23) |
4.42 (0.85) |
Values: 1 (low) to 6 (high). Standard deviations between brackets
Table 5
Mean engagement scores of UMCU faculty for teaching, per division
|
UMCU divisions (names adapted for clarity) |
N = 253 |
Teaching engagement |
|---|---|---|
|
Education department |
24 |
4.56 (0.89) |
|
Gynaecology, obstetrics and neonatology |
9 |
4.56 (0.79) |
|
Imaging |
9 |
4.14 (1.01) |
|
Family medicine, public health and epidemiology |
27 |
3.75 (1.23) |
|
Biomedical and genetic sciences |
11 |
3.72 (1.15) |
|
Neuro sciences |
31 |
3.71 (0.85) |
|
Paediatrics |
39 |
3.71 (1.29) |
|
Lab and pharmacy |
24 |
3.70 (1.18) |
|
Lung and cardiac specialities |
13 |
3.58 (1.15) |
|
Internal medicine and dermatology |
38 |
3.49 (1.04) |
|
Surgical specialties |
18 |
3.36 (1.16) |
|
Perioperative and emergency care |
10 |
3.29 (0.54) |
Values: 1 (low) to 6 (high). Standard deviations between brackets