Background and objectives: The Faculty of Medicine
at Khon Kaen University has established an outstandingly
featured electronic portfolio (E-portfolio) system
for completely recording the online databases of
medical students’ academic performance across the
whole undergraduate medical curriculum. The objective
of this study were to assess the proportion of
the fourth-to sixth-year medical students at Khon
Kean University who expressed satisfaction with the
E-portfolio system and to explore which factors influence
student satisfaction.
Methods: An anonymous online satisfaction survey
was conducted for 151 randomly selected medical
students entering clinical rotations at Srinagarind
Hospital during the 2019/20 academic years. Satisfaction
was measured in a 4-point scale with the following
responses: 1 being Poor, 2 being Average, 3 being
Good, and 4 being Excellent. The analysis of factors
related to student satisfaction was performed between
satisfied (at least 3 points) and dissatisfied (2
points and below) groups.
Results: Approximately 76.8 (116/151) of the participants
were satisfied overall with the E-portfolio system
they used. An awareness of the academic purpose of using an E-portfolio which is to reflect the learning
outcomes was significantly associated with participants’
satisfaction (p = 0.005).
Conclusion: A large portion of the clinical year medical
students at Khon Kaen University is satisfied with
the use of E-portfolios in the educational contexts.
The most important factor influencing students’ satisfaction
is a clear understanding of E-portfolio implementation
for learning achievements.
Keywords
Satisfaction, E-portfolio system, clinical year medical student, Khon Kaen University