Rosenthal J, Iliffe S
Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free and University College, London, School of Medicine.
Fam Pract. 1998 Apr;15 Suppl 1:S5-9.
The London Academic Training Scheme (LATS) provides a 1-year training programme in research methods and teaching for GPs who have recently finished vocational training. This paper describes an adult educational approach to learning about research methods through teaching as part of the LATS trainees' weekly academic programme.
We aimed to provide and evaluate a course exploring research methodologies used in primary care by a three-step approach to learning, with trainees taking the main role as teachers.
Trainees on the LATS programme met for one afternoon each week for one term. During alternate sessions a pair of trainees would deliver a whole afternoon's seminar on one aspect of primary care research methodology. The teaching of each session was evaluated by the whole group, by academic supervisors and by experts.
Sessions were scored by participants for content, style of presentation, educational value and enjoyment on a seven-point rating scale where 1 = no value, 4 = neutral and 7 = very valuable. All sessions scored above 4 and usually above 5 for each aspect. Open comments collected showed that trainees greatly appreciated this self-directed approach to learning and teaching.
The active involvement of learners as teachers is a practical and rewarding means of using adult educational principles in providing an academic programme.
伦敦学术培训计划（LATS）为刚完成职业培训的全科医生提供为期一年的研究方法和教学培训项目。本文描述了一种成人教育方法，即通过教学来学习研究方法，这是LATS学员每周学术计划的一部分。
我们旨在通过三步学习法提供并评估一门探索初级保健中使用的研究方法的课程，让学员担任主要教师角色。
参加LATS项目的学员每周一下午相聚一学期。在交替进行的课程中，一对学员将就初级保健研究方法的一个方面进行一整个下午的研讨。每次课程的教学由全体学员、学术导师和专家进行评估。
参与者根据内容、展示风格、教育价值和趣味性，在1至7分的评分量表上对课程进行打分，1分表示毫无价值，4分表示中性，7分表示非常有价值。每次课程在各个方面的得分均高于4分，通常高于5分。收集到的开放式评论表明，学员非常赞赏这种自主学习和教学的方法。
让学习者积极参与教学，是在提供学术项目中运用成人教育原则的一种切实可行且有益的方式。
