A study on the preferences of first year MBBS students about different teaching and learning methods
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: There is a paradigm shift in medical education in recent years as it has become increasingly student centric from a traditional teacher centric practice. Opinions and preferences of Students are paramount before the introduction of any new methods or modifications in existing methods of teaching. This present study was conducted on 1st year MBBS students to know their preferences about different teaching and learning methods practiced by teachers. Materials and Methods: The study group included 138 first year MBBS students among them 81 were girls and 57 were boys. A pre-designed questionnaire was administered to all the participants regarding their opinion and preferences about various teaching and learning methods like lecture based learning (LBL), tutorial, group discussion (GD), seminar, problem based learning (PBL) and Jigsaw practiced by Physiology faculty members during teaching sessions. Results: Students preferred PBL over other teaching methods for better analysis (47%). Among all teaching tools they liked PBL the most and wanted more PBL classes (31%) to be conducted. 28% students stated LBL classes are needed for better understanding. 49% students opined that they are motivated to read the topic after tutorial classes. 27 % students expressed seminars improved their confidence level where as 40% told they get better concept by group discussions. Conclusion: PBL was the most liked method by the Students in many aspects in comparison to other teaching learning methods. Though PBL was preferred the most but other teaching methods too were chosen by students for better understanding, improving their concept and confidence. Each method of learning has its own merits and demerits. Therefore different teaching learning tools should be adopted in medical schools instead of only one or two, so that students will be benefitted in all aspects of learning.
Authors and Affiliations
Sanghamitra Panda, Abdul Raoof Omer Siddiqui, Nikhat Yasmeen, Aiesha Durrebar Younus Khan, Ratna Kumari N
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