Evaluation of the quality of lesson plans provided by faculty members of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences in the academic year 2015-2016

The lesson plan is one of effective and key factors in the process of education. The main purpose of the lesson plan design is to facilitate the learning of learners through the establishment of an appropriate communication platform. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the lesson plans offered by faculty members of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences during the academic year 2015-2016. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 134 lesson plans provided by faculty members of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences during the first and second semesters of 2015-2016. Data collection was done using a checklist that included 13 domains. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The most common weaknesses related to learning assist tools (85.6%), duties and assignments of students (64.9%), and general goals (39.6%). Also, the most important disadvantages were the planning areas for preparing students before the beginning of the class (62%), training and classification (45.6%), syllabus and behavioral goals (33.6%). The introduction of resources domains (64.9%), general information (43.3%), and policies and rules of the class (43.3%) had the highest score and the best situation in the lesson plans. According to the results, the content and writing of the lesson plans provided by the faculty members of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences were acceptable. Arranging training courses and drafting standard forms is suggested for better designing of the lesson plan among the faculty members