A Study on Improvement of Teaching and Learning in Yonsei University College of Medicine

Kim, Sun

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to survey the present state and problems related to teaching and learning and to find out alternatives for improvement of teaching and learning method in Yonsei University College of Medicine. The findings of this study was following ; 1. Many professors made out in advance a lecture plan, which was composed of object, contents and plan, by textbook, and used expository method and teaching materials in class. In class they affirmatively responded that the evaluation of teaching was completed by quiz conducive to learning, that the object and evaluation of teaching presented by professor concurred and that homework, quantitaive of test and difficulty was appropriate. 2. We verified difference between success and failure of teaching method, which was used by professor of medical school, by x2-test. It was found a significant difference according to class readiness, passion, contents, fitness of textbook, teaching method etc. 3. In survey asking improvement on teaching-learning situation, professor requested the improvement of the method of evaluation and the skill involving in class as a insufficiency in teaching activities and the evaluation by students took advantage of class improvement. Otherwise, students responded it was lacking motivation, delivery of key-point and teaching on the same level with them.