Table 1.
Statements included in the Q sort
| Statement |
| 1. I enjoy spending time with students in small groups |
| 2. I don't enjoy lecturing to large groups of students |
| 3. I like the challenge of teaching students as effectively as possible |
| 4. I am bored by teaching |
| 5. I don't feel any sense of duty to teach |
| 6. I teach because it sets a good example to my students to become teachers |
| 7. I teach because I have been inspired to teach by my mentors |
| 8. I teach because I am good at it relative to other academic skills |
| 9. I teach because it is a requirement of my employment contract |
| 10. I teach because I believe it is an appropriate service to my profession |
| 11. Teaching doesn't do anything to enhance my clinical knowledge and/or skills |
| 12. I teach because I enjoy the sense of performing in front of an audience |
| 13. I don't get any financial reward from teaching |
| 14. I teach because I want to help my students become good doctors |
| 15. I don't teach because I am not the one most familiar with a given topic |
| 16. I don't teach because my institution provides poor facilities for teaching |
| 17. I don't teach because I have insufficient time available to teach |
| 18. I teach because there are opportunities for 'virtual' and/or 'online' and/or remote teaching |
| 19. I don't teach as my speciality is too 'cutting edge' to be relevant to students |
| 20. I don't teach because there are no clearly stated learning goals in the course |
| 21. I don't teach because there is no strong involvement of teaching staff in the design of the course |
| 22. I don't teach because there is no recognition for what I do |
| 23. Opportunities for academic promotion have nothing to do with my motivation to teach |
| 24. I teach because the course allows a deep approach to learning by the students |
| 25. I don't teach as students make me feel inadequate |
| 26. I don't teach because opportunities are not available for me to improve my teaching skills |
| 27. I don't teach because I receive inadequate feedback from students on my performance |
| 28. I teach because I believe I communicate well with people |
| 29. I don't teach because I believe the institution devalues teaching and learning |
| 30. I don't teach because the setting in which I am expected to teach is inappropriate |
| 31. I teach because I feel part of the continuum of learning of my students' experience |
| 32. I teach because I feel responsible for the student learning outcomes of my efforts |
| 33. I teach because it gives me a sense of power |
| 34. I teach to improve my communication skills |
| 35. I don't teach as I am not a useful role model |
| 36. My clinical load deters me from teaching |
| 37. My clinical load deters me from putting any time into preparation for teaching |
| 38. I don't teach because I am not concerned about the success of the clinical and/or medical school |
| 39. The teaching I had as a medical student has inspired me to want to teach |
| 40. I teach as a means of reviewing a topic area unfamiliar to me |
| 41. I teach to be challenged in my established views |
| 42. I don't teach because I find it unenjoyable |
| 43. It teach because of the prestige it gives me with my peers |
| 44. I teach because my patients expect it of me |
| 45. I don't teach because interacting with students is boring |
| 46. I teach because of the intellectual stimulation |
| 47. I teach because my colleagues expect me to do so |
| 48. I teach because I was asked to do so by the Clinical and/or Medical School |
| 49. I don't teach because it fails to keep me up to date |
| 50. I teach students because interaction with them makes me think more critically |
| 51. I teach students to ensure they receive a balanced clinical education. |
| 52. I teach because I can enhance my knowledge and understanding of junior doctors |
| 53. I teach because the interaction with students provides an opportunity for my opinions to be heard |
| 54. I teach to ensure the students appreciate my specialty in a favourable way |
| 55. I teach because it allows me to interact with students and show an appreciation of their position |
| 56. I don't teach just because it is expected of me |
| 57. I teach students to show them the correct way of clinical practice in my specialty |
| 58. I teach to ensure any false understanding of my specialty is not perpetuated |
| 59. I teach because I can demonstrate a healthy lifestyle to my students |
| 60. I don't teach just because of the academic position I hold |
| 61. I teach because I can challenge students to be more critical in their thinking. |
| 62. I don't teach because one can't influence the behaviour of students for the better |
| 63. I don't teach because teachers don't contribute to the formation of future doctors |
| 64. I don't teach as I don't approve of new teaching techniques |
| 65. I don't teach as students today lack respect |
| 66. I don't teach as it is a waste of time |
| 67. I teach to engage with younger people |
| 68. I teach as it enhances my status in my profession |
| 69. I don't teach as I feel my knowledge is out of date |