医科研究生对学风、学习期望、学习态度的自我评价调查

目的调查医科研究生对本校学习风气的评价,并具体调查了研究生对自己学习(科研)期望和态度的看法,为相关管理部门加强教育引导提供依据。方法应用自制问卷,比较某医科大学研究生总体、不同性别、不同年级、不同录取类别、不同培养层次、不同学位类型、不同专业对学风、学习期望、学习态度的看法。结果医科研究生总体对于本校学习风气的评价主要为"较好"(48.3%),其次是"一般"(25.7%)和"很好"(22.3%);不同专业、不同年级、不同录取类别(χ2=49.188,24.517,29.248;P<0.05)之间不同。研究生总体对自己学习(科研)的期望主要是优秀(43.7%)和良好(42.2%);不同年级、不同培养层次、不同录取类别之间有差异(χ2=37.788,35.836,61.120;P<0.05)。研究生总体对自己学习(科研)态度的评价主要为比较严谨(60.5%)和很严谨(19.7%);不同年级、不同培养层次、不同录取类别之间有差异(χ2=17.350,15.423,40.327;P<0.05)。结论医科研究生整体学风较好,尤其是公共卫生与预防医学专业和计划研究生;整体学习期望较高,学习态度较好。     

Measuring Attitudes About Genomic Medicine: Validation of the Genomic Orientation Scale (GO Scale)

ObjectivesAssessing public attitudes about genomic medicine is critical for anticipating patient receptivity to clinical applications of genomics. Although scholars have highlighted the importance of assessing stakeholder opinions and views regarding advances in clinical genomics, to date there has not been a robust tool for measuring these attitudes. We designed a study to evaluate the validity of an instrument we developed for measuring attitudes about genomic medicine.MethodsWe used psychometric methods to validate the Genomic Orientation Scale (GO Scale). Our goal was to create an easy-to-use tool for evaluating positive and negative attitudes about genomic medicine.ResultsWe describe the validation testing of the GO Scale in a nationally representative sample of 1536 individuals residing in the United States. We report results from convergent and divergent validity testing and Rasch modeling analysis. The study produced a 26-item scale with 2 dimensions—optimism and pessimism.ConclusionsThe GO Scale may be used to characterize attitudinal perspectives among patients, clinicians, and the public. The GO Scale may also be useful in evaluating shifts in attitude over time, for example, following educational interventions, which has not been feasible to date.