Atta Ihab Shafek, Alghamdi Ali Hendi, Alzaharni Rajab A
Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt.
Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia.
Heliyon. 2023 Feb 15;9(3):e13755. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13755. eCollection 2023 Mar.
Extracurriculars are those that fall outside the scope of the academic curriculum. The purpose of the work is to outline the steps of planning extracurriculars, practice these steps in the medical program, and evaluate these steps.
Using Kern's steps with some modifications, we did some extracurricular reforms. Assessment of the current situation/needs and identification of gaps have been occurred by a questionnaire that revealed low students' satisfaction (36.1%) about the current extracurriculars with points of weakness that have been addressed in the improvement plan. A list of extracurriculars was prepared and aligned with modules and learning outcomes. Allocation of resources and implementation of these extracurriculars were performed. The evaluation was done through a questionnaire that was fulfilled by 404 students.
Students' satisfaction was 66.8% in the second questionnaire compared to 36% in the initial questionnaire with a significant association. Further analysis of the respondents who revealed satisfaction showed that 95 out of 140 (67.8%) were high-grade achievers, 88 out of 134 (65.7%) for moderate, and 87 out of 130 (66.9%) in low-grade achievers. A comparison of the student's satisfaction in the three phases revealed a significant p-value (0.004), but no significance in students' satisfaction within phases of the program between males and females.
Well-structured extracurriculars might contribute to the achievement of the mission, vision, and goals of the program. Extracurricular activities might be flexible and undergo periodic changes related to the nature of the curriculum. Following the cycle of developing extracurricular activities in designing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting, the extracurricular activities will be more efficient in enhancing the learning climate and making the learning process more enjoyable, especially in a solid medical integrated curriculum.
课外活动是指那些不属于学术课程范围的活动。这项工作的目的是概述规划课外活动的步骤，在医学课程中实践这些步骤，并对这些步骤进行评估。
我们对克恩的步骤进行了一些修改，开展了一些课外活动改革。通过问卷调查评估现状/需求并找出差距，该问卷显示学生对当前课外活动的满意度较低（36.1%），改进计划中已针对这些薄弱环节进行了处理。制定了一份课外活动清单，并使其与模块和学习成果保持一致。进行了资源分配并实施了这些课外活动。通过404名学生填写的问卷进行评估。
第二次问卷调查中，学生的满意度为66.8%，而初始问卷中的满意度为36%，二者存在显著关联。对表示满意的受访者进行的进一步分析表明，140名高分学生中有95名（67.8%）、134名中等成绩学生中有88名（65.7%）、130名低分学生中有87名（66.9%）。对三个阶段学生满意度的比较显示p值具有显著性（0.004），但在该项目各阶段内，男性和女性学生的满意度没有显著差异。
精心组织的课外活动可能有助于实现该项目的使命、愿景和目标。课外活动可能具有灵活性，并会根据课程性质定期变化。遵循课外活动在设计、实施、监测、评估和报告方面的发展循环，课外活动在改善学习氛围和使学习过程更有趣方面将更有效，尤其是在扎实的医学综合课程中。
