Factors related to university teaching that influence academic success of international medical students in China.
China
academic success
international medical students
medical education
university teaching
Journal
F1000Research
ISSN: 2046-1402
Titre abrégé: F1000Res
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101594320
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
accepted:
06
02
2024
medline:
23
5
2024
pubmed:
23
5
2024
entrez:
23
5
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Academic success is extremely important for international medical students enrolled in Chinese universities, as it affects their performance in their licence exams and future work opportunities. However, insufficient research has been conducted on university academic staff's awareness of teaching-related factors that affect their students' academic success. A purposive sampling approach was taken in the study to recruit academics teaching in medical universities in China. The selection of informants was based on the subject they taught and their gender, experience of teaching international medical students, educational background and career stage. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with academics ( The teaching factors that academics perceived to have an important influence on the success of students were (i) pedagogy and content alignment; (ii) language barriers; (iii) resource management and the learning environment; and (iv) educator attributes and guidance. University faculties and departments involved in teaching international medical students should ensure that their academic staff are supported in their ongoing professional development and provided with resources to enhance their teaching quality. The four factors (and their sub-factors) listed above should be prioritised in such staff training.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Academic success is extremely important for international medical students enrolled in Chinese universities, as it affects their performance in their licence exams and future work opportunities. However, insufficient research has been conducted on university academic staff's awareness of teaching-related factors that affect their students' academic success.
Methods
UNASSIGNED
A purposive sampling approach was taken in the study to recruit academics teaching in medical universities in China. The selection of informants was based on the subject they taught and their gender, experience of teaching international medical students, educational background and career stage. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with academics (
Results
UNASSIGNED
The teaching factors that academics perceived to have an important influence on the success of students were (i) pedagogy and content alignment; (ii) language barriers; (iii) resource management and the learning environment; and (iv) educator attributes and guidance.
Conclusions
UNASSIGNED
University faculties and departments involved in teaching international medical students should ensure that their academic staff are supported in their ongoing professional development and provided with resources to enhance their teaching quality. The four factors (and their sub-factors) listed above should be prioritised in such staff training.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38779465
doi: 10.12688/f1000research.123281.2
pmc: PMC11109579
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
894Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2024 Jiang Q et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
No competing interests were disclosed.