Project Study Program Development and Satisfaction Survey for Premedical Years at a medical school in Korea

摘要

The aim of this study was to develop and describe the implementation of the project study program using an evaluation tool with portfolio in the premedical course. In 2006 the structured questionnaire was given out to 46 students in order to explore their opinions and satisfaction. This course was implemented at the first semester of the year premedical year), featured with small group activities, selection of a research theme of any kind and carrying it out for one semester. Students did not responded positively to the satisfaction survey questionnaires, which was in average around 3.5 in 5 point Likert scale. Students reported that it was beneficial to implement a research and write a paper while they felt more difficult to select the research themes by themselves mainly because of their limited opportunity of independent study. This project study program utilizing a portfolio technique was needed to be developed in a way to boost up the satisfaction level of students. It is expected that in the further research, the effectiveness of this program which would develop students' learning ability in the cooperation with other students as a team and their attitude of valuing the process than the result through portfolio evaluation should be testified.