UNVEILING THE TERRAIN: A COMPREHENSIVE EXPLORATION OF AFFECTIVE DOMAIN COMPETENCIES FOR MEDICAL EDUCATORS.

JPUMHS;2023:13:04,73-78. http://doi.org/10.46536/jpumhs/2023/13.04.474

Abstract

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To explore the attitudes of teachers and students in medical colleges regarding effective education. METHODOLOGY: Medical teachers and students from two private and two public sector medical colleges in the Punjab province were surveyed using a standard questionnaire. A cross-sectional study was used to evaluate various aspects of teaching in the affective domain. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics to examine affective education's challenges and the variables influencing its success. RESULTS: The data was collected from 116 medical teachers, and 326 medical students from public and private medical colleges in Punjab were surveyed. T-test was applied, which showed (t=3.15, p =0.002) that senior and junior students have different needs regarding various components of affective teaching and learning, and medical professors incorporating affective learning struggle due to lack of experience in their teaching methods. CONCLUSIONS: The study results revealed that it is essential to reinforce the organizational structure of medical colleges, offer teachers assurances and developments tailored to the needs of instructors of various age groups, and thoroughly enhance teachers' affective literacy. Additionally, the study findings emphasize the need to create affective education goals and systems that are explicit and progressive, and to build an affective education evaluation system using the practical approach.