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The National Student Survey: validation in Portuguese medical students

2018; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 44; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/02602938.2018.1475547

1469-297X

Maria João Martins, Tiago Reis Marques, Inês Laíns, Inês Leal, Inês Pessanha, Bruno Brochado, Manuel Oliveira‐Santos, Pedro Pinto Teixeira, Diogo Hipólito Fernandes, João Carlos Silva, Filipa Sampaio, Mariana Brandão, Inês Morais, Inês Laranjinha, Nélson Teixeira, Tiago Fernandes, Diogo Reis Carneiro, Joana Calvão, Miguel Pratas, Carolina Palmela, António Fontes Lima, Guilherme D. Pires, Joel Reis, Miguel Raimundo, Raquel Rocha Afonso, Miguel Costa‐Silva, Catarina Quintas, Tiago M. Rodrigues, Nuno Coelho, Sónia Afonso Ramos, Catarina Policiano, Catarina Rato, Daniel Faria, A. de M. Lopes, Joana Rodrigues, A Nunes-Ferreira, Filipa de Sousa Costeira, Renata Marques, H. G. Cordeiro, John T. E. Richardson,

Evaluation of Teaching Practices

The UK National Student Survey (NSS) is a sound and widely used instrument for assessing students’ academic experiences. We aimed to translate the NSS for Portuguese students and to validate the instrument in a sample of medical undergraduates. The research team translated and adapted the NSS for Portuguese students (NSS-P). The survey was administered on an online platform to 1,256 final-year students at eight Portuguese medical schools. A total of 329 medical students (69.9% female) replied to the NSS-P, a response rate of 26.2%. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the original six-factor structure had an adequate fit to the data. Adequate internal consistency was observed for all the subscales. Medium to large correlations were found among all the subscale scores and between the subscale scores and the students’ overall satisfaction. Multiple regression showed that the scores on the Teaching, Organization and Management and Personal Development subscales significantly predicted the students’ overall satisfaction. Approximately 64% of the students reported being satisfied with the quality of their courses. Significant differences among the medical schools in their NSS-P scores were found. The NSS-P is a valid and reliable measure for assessing medical students’ perceptions of academic quality.