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How Do We Evaluate Learning From the Curriculum? Thirty Phone Interviews With Institutes of the American Psychoanalytic Association3955 East Exposition Avenue, Suite 405 Denver, CO 80209, Lesliej{at}compuserve.com
UCHSC, Department of Psychiatry 4200 East 9th Avenue (C268-69) Denver, CO 80262, Bob.emde{at}uchsc.edu A telephone survey of curriculum directors of the thirty institutes of the American Psychoanalytic Association revealed that 75 percent of institutes highly value the importance of evaluating what candidates learn from the curriculum. Paradoxically, however, most institutes do not do evaluations in this area. Typically, institutes evaluate candidates' satisfaction with courses, or their attendance and conduct in classes, rather than learning per se. Some institutes have more rigorous evaluation methods, including oral exams. Objections to evaluating what candidates learn included (1) evaluations involve too much work; (2) evaluations of learning are considered inappropriate or invalid; (3) evaluations would hurt candidates, faculty, the learning process, and the institute. Some curriculum directors dismissed these objections, contending that it is the responsibility of psychoanalytic educators to set teaching goals and evaluate learning.
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, Vol. 54, No. 1,
231-249 (2006) This article has been cited by other articles:
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