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Trends Analysis on Research Articles in the Korean Journal of Medical Education

Korean Journal of Medical Education 2012;24(4):287-299.
Published online: December 31, 2012

고려대학교 의과대학 의학교육학교실

Department of Medical Education, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding Author: Young-Mee Lee Department of Medical Education, Korea University College of Medicine, 73 Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-705, Korea Tel: +82.2.920.6098 Fax: +82.2.928.1647 email: ymleehj@korea.ac.kr
• Received: November 6, 2012   • Revised: November 15, 2012   • Accepted: November 17, 2012

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Fig. 1. A Scheme for Categorizing Research TopicEBM: Evidence-based medicine, PBL: Problem-based learning, TBL: Team-based learning, OSCE: Objective structured clinical examination, CPX: Clinical performance examination.
Fig. 2. A Scheme for Classifying Research Methodology
Trends Analysis on Research Articles in the Korean Journal of Medical Education
The no. of annual issuance No. of papers by year Total no. of articles (mean no. of articles per each volume)
Semiannual A 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 194 (6.9/vol.)
B 9 10 7 2 7 10 13
A 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
B 8 11 13 21 27 30 26 386 (6.9/vol.)
Triannual A 2003 2004 2005 2006 89 (7.4/vol.)
B 20 21 24 24
Quarterly A 2007 2008 2009 2010 103 (6.9/vol.)
B 28 24 27 24
Research topic areas Year Total

1989~1990 1991~1995 1996~2000 2001~2005 2006~2010
Education in general 6 5 7 2 6 26 (6.7)
Curriculum 3 10 22 31 40 106 (27.5)
Educational methods 1 3 19 15 16 54 (14.0)
Educational evaluation 5 9 13 39 33 99 (25.6)
Educational administration - 1 7 11 4 23 (6.0)
Students - - 2 7 18 27 (7.0)
Faculty 1 2 2 2 1 8 (2.1)
Fellows 1 4 5 10 6 26 (6.7)
Graduate medical education - 1 2 1 - 4 (1.0)
Continuous professional development 2 1 1 2 1 7 (1.8)
Not-classified 1 3 2 - - 6 (1.6)
Total 19 39 81 121 127 386 (100.0)
Classification according to research designs Year Total

1989~1990 1991~1995 1996~2000 2001~2005 2006~2010
Quantitative Survey
 Research purpose
  Descriptive 3 11 36 69 54 173
  Correlation analysis - 2 4 13 24 43
  Causal comparative study - 1 5 10 15 31
  NA - - - - 1 1
 Data collection method
  Direct survey 1 7 23 62a) 79a) 172
  Mail survey 1 3 6 10a) 10a) 30
  Telephone survey - - - 1a) 1a) 2
  NA 1 4 16 19 4 44
 Time points of data collecting
  Cross-sectional 3 11 43 92 91 240
  Longitudinal - 3 2 - 3 8
 Delphi method - - - - 1 1
 Subtotal of survey 3 14 45 92 94 248
Experimental
 One-group posttest-only design - - - - 2 2
 One-group pretest-posttest design - - - 1 5 6
 Posttest-only non-equivalent group design - - 2 - 3 5
 Non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design - - 1 - 3 4
 Subtotal of experimental studies - - 3 1 13 17
Subtotal of quantitative researches 3 14 48 93 107 265
Qualitative Non-participant observation
 Observational study - - - 2 - 2
 Case study 7 9 11 7 1 35
 Content analysis 7 16 16 12 7 58
Subtotal qualitative research 14 25 27 21 8 95
Mixed research 2 - 5 7 12 26
Total 19 39 80 121 127 386
Topic areas Topics 1989~1990 1991~1995 1996~2000 2001~2005 2006~2010 Total
Education in general Status of medical education 3 3 - 2 1 9
Educational goals - 2 2 - 3 7
Survey 2 - 5 - 2 9
Research in medical education 1 - - - - 1
Subtotal 6 5 7 2 6 26

Curriculum Curriculum in general 1 4 9 12 5 31
Communication - - - 2 13 15
Professionalism - 2 4 3 10 19
Clinical training 1 4 5 13 5 28
Integrated medical education - - 3 - 2 5
Community service courses 1 - - 1 1 3
Patient safety - - - - 2 2
Leadership - - - - 1 1
Evidence-based medicine - - 1 - 1 2
Subtotal 3 10 22 31 40 106

Educational methods Problem-based learning - 1 11 10 5 27
Team-based learning - - - - 1 1
Multimedia assisted education 1 1 6 4 5 17
Simulation - - - - 1 1
Teaching methods - 1 2 1 4 8
Subtotal 1 3 19 15 16 54

Evaluation National medical doctor licensing examination 3 3 3 7 1 18
Clinical performance/skills evaluation 1 - 3 14 15 33
Course evaluation - 2 1 5 2 10
Item development and analysis - 2 2 4 2 10
Determinants of academic achievement - 1 1 1 10 13
Types of evaluation 1 - - 3 1 5
Curriculum evaluation - 1 1 1 2 5
Accreditation - - 1 4 - 5
Subtotal 5 9 13 39 33 99

Educational administration Admission - 1 4 2 1 8
Educational system - - 2 4 - 6
Supporting organization for education - - 1 2 1 4
Finance of education - - - - 1 1
Educational environment - - - 3 1 4
Subtotal - 1 7 11 4 23

Students Mental health - - - - 3 3
Personality traits - - 1 2 6 9
School adjustment - - 1 1 1 3
Learning style - - - - 4 4
Career development - - - 4 2 6
Learning-related variables - - - - 2 2
Subtotal - - 2 7 18 27

Faculty Job satisfaction - - - 1 - 1
Faculty development 1 1 - 1 1 4
Faculty evaluation system - 1 2 - - 3
Subtotal 1 2 2 2 1 8

Fellows Basic status - 1 2 1 - 4
Curriculum - - 1 5 2 8
Evaluation 1 3 1 - 3 8
Characteristics of specialists - - 1 3 1 5
Residency training system - - - 1 - 1
Subtotal 1 4 5 10 6 26

Graduate medical education Status of education - 1 - - - 1
System development - - 1 1 - 1
Multimedia assisted education - - 1 - - 1
Evaluation - - - 1 - 1
Subtotal - 1 2 1 - 4

Continuous professional development Training methods 1 1 - 1 - 3
Training system 1 - - - - 1
Satisfaction of education - - - - 1 1
Status of education - - 1 - - 1
Physician characteristics - - - 1 - 1
Subtotal 2 1 1 2 1 7

Not-classified 1 3 2 - - 6

Total 19 39 80 121 127 386
Table 1. Original Research Papers in KJME by Year: from 1989 to 2010

KJME: Korean Journal of Medical Education, A: Year, B: Number of original articles, vol.: Volume.

Table 2. Chronological Classification of Papers According to Research Topic

Values are presented as number of articles (%).

Table 3. Chronological Classification of Papers According to Research Methodology

Values are presented as number of articles.

NA stands for ‘not applicable’.

If more than one data collection method had been used in one study, values were counted separately.