Lubna Rani Faysal, Raheela Yasmin, Ambreen Ansar, Shawana Sharif, Attia Zaman.
Effectiveness of Faculty Development Workshop on Introduction and Development of Student`s Portfolio: a Pilot Project.
J Islamic Int Med Coll Jan ;16(1):37-41.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of faculty development workshop on "Introduction & development of student`s portfolio" using first two levels of Kirkpatrick (KP) model. th Study Design: A quantitative evaluation study based on evaluation of one day workshop, conducted on 15 November 2019. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Islamic International Medical College at Department of Medical Education. Materials and Methods: The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of faculty development workshop on Kirkpatrick`s model of program evaluation. A 4-hours workshop was carried at Islamic International Medical th College on 15 November 2019. Sampling technique was purposive (n=21). The reaction of the study participants about the training experience was evaluated through a feedback evaluation proforma. The assessment of knowledge was done through MCQs and reflective writing skill was assessed through a checklist based upon framework of Gibbs reflective cycle. Both knowledge and skill were assessed before and after the workshop. The content of pre-test and post-test was same. Results: The knowledge of the participants about portfolio was remarkably increased, from 3.95 +- 1.35 (median=4) in pre-test to 6.23 +-1.17 (median=6) in post-test. The improvement in reflective writing skill was also significant 2.14 +- 0.727 (median=2) in pre-workshop reflection to 4.23 +- 0.70 (median=4) in post-workshop reflection. The Wilcoxon signed rank test showed a significant increase in both knowledge and skill (p-value <0.000). The reaction of the participants showed high percentages regarding content delivery (95%), learning environment (100%) and increase in knowledge (95%) measured on 5-point Likert scale. Conclusion: Faculty development workshop on student`s portfolio was highly valued by faculty members. Most of the participants were convinced and ready to start portfolio for learning and assessment of students in the institution.

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