Physiotherapy students’ and clinical instructors’ perceptions on effective clinical teaching and learning methods / Nur Aida Aryana Razi, Sarah Allia Ishak and Fatim Tahirah Mirza

Razi, Nur Aida Aryana and Ishak, Sarah Allia and Mirza, Fatim Tahirah (2022) Physiotherapy students’ and clinical instructors’ perceptions on effective clinical teaching and learning methods / Nur Aida Aryana Razi, Sarah Allia Ishak and Fatim Tahirah Mirza. Healthscope, 5 (1). pp. 13-17. ISSN 2735-0649

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Introduction: Clinical education is an important component of physiotherapy education. It involves the application of hands-on practice in real working environment to produce independent physiotherapists that are committed to life-long learning and engaged in professional practice. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the perception of physiotherapy students and clinical instructors (CIs) on the effective clinical teaching and learning (T&L) methods. The difference perceptions between students and CIs were then analysed. Methods: All enrolled physiotherapy students and CIs involved in the clinical education in UiTM were invited to participate. A selfadministered questionnaire with questions adapted from previous study was distributed through an online platform. Results: 90 students and 32 CIs completed the questionnaire. Both students and CIs perceived feedback to the students (students: 1.76±0.71; CIs: 1.79±0.62) and patient-centered activities (students: 1.76±0.61; CIs: 1.91±0.58) as the most effective clinical T & L methods. The perception on effective clinical T & L methods were significantly different between students and CIs on five activities. More students feel that they learn an extreme amount on activities such as (i) student self-assessment (39% vs. 16%; p<0.05), (ii) assessment by other students (23% vs 12%; p<0.05), (iii) assessment by patients (27% vs. 9%; p<0.05), and (iv) completing clinical folder (49% vs. 25%; p<0.05). On the other hand, more CIs feel that the students learn an extreme amount participating in X-ray discussion (25% vs. 18%; p<0.05). Conclusions: Feedback from instructors and patient-centered activities were perceived to be the most effective T & L methods in the clinical setting by both students and CIs. These teaching and learning methods should be formally incorporated into clinical placement educational programs.

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Razi, Nur Aida Aryana
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Ishak, Sarah Allia
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Mirza, Fatim Tahirah
fatim_mirza@uitm.edu.my
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > Medical education. Medical schools. Research
R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology > Physical medicine. Physical therapy. Including massage, exercise, occupational therapy, hydrotherapy, phototherapy, radiotherapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Puncak Alam Campus > Faculty of Health Sciences
Journal or Publication Title: Healthscope
UiTM Journal Collections: Others > Healthscope
ISSN: 2735-0649
Volume: 5
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 13-17
Keywords: clinical setting, physiotherapy education, teaching and learning
Date: October 2022
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/69715
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