Teaching styles of medical teachers: Are the teaching styles of basic and clinical teachers different?

Background: The main responsibility of medical teachers is teaching and training of students. Knowing the teaching styles of teachers and modifying their educational strategies can be effective in improving the quality of education. The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the teaching style of basic and clinical medical teachers in ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in ۲۰۲۱.Method: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on ۱۳۱ medical teachers in Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences from April to June ۲۰۲۱. The data collection instrument was Grasha-Riechmann's questionnaire, which includes ۴۰ questions in ۵ sections. Data was analyzed by SPSS ۱۸ software.Results: The average age of the study population was ۴۶.۵۶±۸.۶۵ years, with more than half being females (۵۷.۶%), and clinical teachers (۵۶.۵%). The preferred teaching style of medical teachers was as follows: Expert style (۲۸.۲%), facilitator style (۲۶.۷%), Formal Authority (۲۰.۶%), Delegator (۱۴.۵%), and Personal Model (۹.۹%). There was a significant difference between the teaching styles of basic and clinical teachers and basic teachers use more the facilitator style; while clinical teachers use more expert style (p=۰.۰۰۱). There was no significant difference between the teaching styles by age, gender, teaching experience, and academic rank.Conclusion: This study showed that medical teachers prefer expert and facilitator teaching style. These findings can help medical teachers to modify their teaching styles for effective learning.

کلیدواژه ها:

Teaching style ، Students' learning style ، Medical education ، Educational strategies