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Big Fish In A Big Pond: A Study Of Academic Self Concept In First Year Medical Students, Kirsty Jackman, Ian G. Wilson, Marjorie Seaton, Rhonda G. Craven
Big Fish In A Big Pond: A Study Of Academic Self Concept In First Year Medical Students, Kirsty Jackman, Ian G. Wilson, Marjorie Seaton, Rhonda G. Craven
Ian G Wilson
Background: Big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) research has demonstrated that students in high-ability environments have lower academic self-concepts than equally able students in low-ability settings. Research has shown low academic self-concepts to be associated with negative educational outcomes. Social comparison processes have been implicated as fundamental to the BFLPE. Methods: Twenty first-year students in an Australian medical school completed a survey that included academic self-concept and social comparison measures, before and after their first written assessments. Focus groups were also conducted with a separate group of students to explore students’ perceptions of competence, the medical school environment, and social comparison processes. Results: …
Australian Medical Students' Perceptions Of Professionalism And Ethics In Medical Television Programs, Roslyn Weaver, Ian G. Wilson
Australian Medical Students' Perceptions Of Professionalism And Ethics In Medical Television Programs, Roslyn Weaver, Ian G. Wilson
Ian G Wilson
Background: Medical television programs offer students fictional representations of their chosen career. This study aimed to discover undergraduate medical students’ viewing of medical television programs and students’ perceptions of professionalism, ethics, realism and role models in the programs. The purpose was to consider implications for teaching strategies. Methods: A medical television survey was administered to 386 undergraduate medical students across Years 1 to 4 at a university in New South Wales, Australia. The survey collected data on demographics, year of course, viewing of medical television programs, perception of programs’ realism, depiction of ethics, professionalism and role models. Results: The shows …