بررسي دانش و نگرش و عملكرد اعضاء هييت علمي از رسانه هاي آموزشي در دانشگاه علوم پزشكي و خدمات بهداشتي - درماني كاشان

Surveying the knowledge, attitude and practice of Kashan faculty member towards educational media

Background: Educational media have utmost importance; however, their proper application is not clarified for faculty members. The present study was performed to determine the role of educational media on knowledge, attitude and practice of Kashan faculty members. Materials and methods: All Kashan faculty members have enrolled. Their knowledge was assessed based on subjectsʹ knowledge towards educational media, while their attitude was evaluated by Likert test. Meanwhile, their practice was evaluated by direct observation of their usage of media. Finally, subjects were assigned in 3 groups of poor, moderate, and good. Results: The study population included 38 clinicians and 59 basic scientists. Good knowledge, attitude, and practice was reported in 12, 11.3, and 25.3% of faculty members, respectively. However, 34, 40.2, and 44.3% revealed to have poor knowledge, attitude and practice, respectively. Conclusion: Results have revealed that Kashan faculty members have poor knowledge, attitude and practice of educational media. Thus, they are strongly candidate for educational programs.