Annexure I: ERC Approval

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Annexure II: Questions for FGD

Questions for focus group discussion:

1. What aspect of self- reflection can improve teaching skills of a teacher?

2. How should a teacher communicate with students to improve their learning?

3. How feedback from medical students can help to improve teaching skills of their teachers

4. Is it important for the faculty to take guidance from colleagues to improve their

teaching methods?

5. How review of peers and more experienced colleagues can improve teaching

effectiveness of the medical professionals?

Annexure III: Questions for cognitive interviews

1. Read out the items of the instrument

2. Repeat the statements of items in own words: to know whether the participants

understood the statements of the items.

3. Clarify any terms in the statements that are found to be unclear.

4. Chose the appropriate response answers.

Annexure IV: Qualitative Analysis of focus group discussion

Domains Codes Statements (micro-sceneries)

Positive self-image of teaching skills.
Self-image
Internal feelings regarding students’ satisfaction
Internal feelings of teaching methods.

Inspiring & motivating students to become

Inspiration and lifelong learners.
motivation
Sound knowledge of the subject.
Subject expert
Passion to teach and enjoy teaching.
Enthusiastic
Must keep themselves in touch with the recent
Up-to-date with recent advancements in teaching methodologies.
advancements
Teachers should learn from their experiences to
Self-reflection Learning from improve their teaching.
experiences
In need of further training to improve teaching
Need of further skills.
training
Keeping reflective diary of teaching sessions
Reflective diaries
Interaction with students with warmth, care and
respect.
Interaction

Providing individual help to the students.

Help
Giving special time to students who are not
Engagement of less interactive in the class
interactive students
Encouraging students to work together and
Peer assisted learning
Communicatio strategies learn from each other.
n with the Getting students proper attention before giving
students in instructions.
classroom. Attention
Providing a balance between teacher-centered
and students centered activities.
Balance
Awareness of students’ learning needs and
Students needs interests.
 Not hesitant from listening to and responding
Response to queries appropriately to students’ queries.
Regularly gather informal feedback from the
Feedback students regarding teaching sessions.
Adjusting teaching according to the learning
Adjust teaching needs of the students.
Student Can cope with the emotional impact of student’s
feedback feedback.
Emotional impact
Probing the reasons of unexpected feedback of
Unexpected feedbackthe students.
Discussion with senior colleagues/ expert
teachers about course planning and teaching
Opinion of experts
methodologies.
Following different mentors at key stages in my
Mentors career for challenging academic activities.
Peer Review Regularly attending teaching sessions of senior
Attend lectures of teachers.
peers
Using peers feedback to identify strengths of
Strengths teaching skills
Using peers’ feedback to identify areas in
Weaknesses particular need of improvement.
Annexure V: Results of Cognitive Interviews

I am self-aware of my teaching skills through;

S. Themes Items Qualitative analysis Codes
NO
1. I have good self-image of “The statement can be Rephrase
my teaching skills. rephrased to further improve it.
“Word “Positive” can be used
instead of good” (SR P2).
2. I pay attention to my “The statement was clear to No
internal feelings regarding the respondents. “A teacher Change
students’ satisfaction of must be aware of his/ her
my teaching methods. student’s satisfaction from the
teaching methods used by
him/her” (SR P4).
3. I Inspire & motivate “I agree that a teacher should No
students to become be inspiring and motivating for change
lifelong learners. the students because this will
replicate in his/her student”
(SR P3).
4. Using Self- I have sound knowledge “I totally agree with the No
reflection to of my subject. statement that a teacher should change
improve know about his/her expertise
teaching regarding own subject” (SR
skills P5).
5. I have passion to teach “A teacher should be No
and enjoy teaching. enthusiastic regarding change
teaching” (SR P1).
6. I keep myself up-to-date “It is important point but It can Rephrase
with the recent be rephrased, use of education
advancements in teaching technologies instead of
methodologies. teaching methodologies would
be more appropriate” (SR P7).
7. I am open to ongoing “It is important point but Rephrase
growth and professional should be rephrased, as
development by learning attending continuing medical
from my mistakes and education courses can also be
teaching experiences. helpful in professional growth”
(SR P6).
8. I interact with my students “It is important point as No
with warmth, care and students expect to be change
respect. respected” (CS P5).

9. I am willing to provide “I highly agree that some No

 individual help to the students have challenges in change
students who are in need. their academic career so they
Knowing my must be helped by the teacher’
communicati (CS P3).
10. on with I design Peers assisted “ Learning strategies are not
students to learning strategies to specified so needs to be Rephrase
improve improve students learning. rephrased” (SR P9)
teaching
11. skills. I give extra “I agree that some students are Rephrase
encouragement to students isolated and withdrawn so they
who are not interactive in need to be engaged in the
the class classroom academic activities
but extra encouragement can
create bias” (CS P4).
12. I get students’ proper “Participants agreed with the No
attention before giving point”. change
instructions in the class.

13. I don’t hesitate from “It is important point that No

listening to and interactive discussion in the change
responding appropriately classroom facilitates learning”
to students queries during (CS P1).
classroom discussion.

14. I am aware of students’ “A good teacher must know No

learning needs and about the learning needs of the change
Using interests. learners” (SF P10).
15. student I gather informal feedback “It is a good practice to take No
Feedback from the students about informal feedback from the change
my teaching sessions. students regarding own
teaching methods” (SF P3).
16. I adjust my teaching “This will improve student’s No
according to the learning satisfaction and enhance change
needs of the students. learning” (SF P5).
17. I can cope with the “A teacher should be sound No
emotional impact of emotionally to deal with change
students’ unexpected unexpected situations” (SF P2)
feedback.
18. I discuss my teaching “This statement is not clear Rephrase
methodologies with my and it would be better to
colleagues and more rephrase it” (SF P9).
experienced/expert
Using peer teachers.
19. Review Peers feedback helps me “This statement deemed No
to identify strengths and important clear to the change
weaknesses of my participants”.
 teaching methods
20. I use collaborative “This point has no direct
problem-solving strategies relationship with teaching
with colleagues at key skills so needs to be Rephrase
stages of career for rephrased” (SF P1).
challenging academic
activities.

Annexure VI: Self-awareness of teaching skills (SATS) measuring instrument

 Faculty name:
Institution:
Academic Position at institute:
1. Professor
2. Associate professor
3. Assistant Professor
4. Lecturer
5. Any other please specify__________________________________________

Subject of teaching:____________________________________________________
Teaching experience as a medical teacher (in years): _________________________

I am self-aware of my teaching skills through;

S. Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never

Domains Items
NO. 5 4 3 2 1

1. Using Self- I have positive self-

reflection to image of my teaching
improve skills.
teaching skills
2. I pay attention to my
internal feelings
regarding students’
satisfaction of my
teaching methods.

3. I Inspire & motivate

students to become
lifelong learners.

4. I have sound
knowledge of my
subject.

5. I have passion to teach

and enjoy teaching.

6. I keep myself up-to-

date with the recent
 advancements in
technologies used in
medical education.

7. I am open to ongoing
growth and
professional
development by
learning through
continuing medical
education courses,
workshops and
conferences.

8. I interact with my
students with warmth,
care and respect.

9. I am willing to
provide individual
help to the students
who are in need.

10. I encourage students

to participate in
Knowing my
discussions who are
communication
not interactive in the
with students to
class.
improve
11. teaching skills. I get students’ proper
attention before giving
instructions in the
class.

12. I don’t hesitate to

listen to, and respond
appropriately to
students queries
during classroom
discussions.

13. Using student I am aware of

feedback students’ learning
needs and interests.

14. I gather informal

 feedback from the
students about my
teaching sessions.

15. I adjust my teaching

according to the
learning needs of the
students.

16. I can cope with the

emotional impact of
students’ unexpected
feedback.

17. I discuss my teaching

methodologies with
experienced/expert
teachers.

18. Peers feedback helps

me to identify
strengths and
Using Peer weaknesses of my
review teaching methods.

19. I use collaborative

problem solving
strategies with
colleagues at key
stages of career for
challenging academic
activities.