Introducing instructional objectives in Indonesian medical schools

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Educational Science
• Curriculum Development

Background:

• Medical academics require training in educational science for effective curriculum design.
• Developing countries face challenges in implementing modern educational technology in health worker training.
• A need exists for feasible and economical educational skill development programs for large groups.

Purpose of the Study:

• To assess the impact of educational science workshops on Indonesian medical academics.
• To evaluate participants' skill acquisition in constructing educational objectives.
• To foster positive attitudes towards using these skills in curriculum design and planning.

Main Methods:

• Nearly 600 Indonesian medical academics from ten medical schools participated in 2-week workshops.
• The workshops focused on skill development in educational objectives and curriculum planning.
• An instructional model was employed and its effectiveness was analyzed.

Main Results:

• The majority of participants successfully acquired skills in constructing educational objectives.
• Participants developed more positive attitudes towards applying these skills in curriculum design.
• The workshops proved to be a feasible and economical method for large-scale training.

Conclusions:

• Short, condensed workshops are effective for imparting basic educational skills to large numbers of medical academics.
• Modern educational technology concepts are adaptable to diverse socio-cultural contexts, including Indonesian medical education.
• The findings have significant implications for health worker training in developing countries.