Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for the Osteopathy Clinical Teaching Questionnaire completed by the students and clinical educators
| Item | Student | Clinical Educator | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | St Dev | Median | Mean | St Dev | Median | |
| 1. Maintain a positive attitude towards students | 4.66 | 0.64 | 5 | 4.43 | 0.60 | 4 |
| 2. Demonstrate humanistic attitudes in relating to patients (integrity, compassion and respect) | 4.70 | 0.57 | 5 | 4.73 | 0.45 | 5 |
| 3 Show genuine concern for my students professional well-being | 4.60 | 0.71 | 5 | 4.57 | 0.50 | 5 |
| 4. Have good communication skills | 4.59 | 0.66 | 5 | 4.43 | 0.50 | 4 |
| 5. Am open to student questions and alternative approaches to patient management | 4.55 | 0.74 | 5 | 4.43 | 0.60 | 4 |
| 6. Adjust teaching to my student’s needs (experience, competence, interest) | 4.38 | 0.82 | 5 | 4.14 | 0.58 | 4 |
| 7. Promote reflection on clinical practice | 4.38 | 0.82 | 5 | 4.19 | 0.66 | 4 |
| 8. Emphasise a problem-solving approach rather than solutions | 4.46 | 0.80 | 5 | 4.19 | 0.87 | 5 |
| 9. Ask questions to enhance my students learning | 4.39 | 0.81 | 5 | 4.30 | 0.66 | 4 |
| 10. Stimulate student’s to learn independently | 4.33 | 0.81 | 5 | 4.14 | 0.79 | 4 |
| 11. Offer my student’s suggestions for improvement when required | 4.48 | 0.82 | 5 | 4.32 | 0.58 | 4 |
| 12. Demonstrated osteopathic, clinical examination and rehabilitation knowledge and skill(s)a | 3.66 | 0.67 | 4 | 4.27 | 0.51 | 4 |
| Total score | 53.14 | 6.99 | 55 | 51.34 | 4.11 | 50 |
| Global rating | 4.39 | 0.85 | 5 | 3.80 | 0.55 | 4 |
a rescored for students only according to Vaughan [42]