A Study to Assess the Impact of Biochemical Laboratory Reports as a Tool to Promote Active Learning in Biochemistry Lectures
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 10
Abstract
Introduction: Didactic lectures are widely used means to deliver information to a large group of students. In view of this, majority of the teaching hours allotted by the Medical Council of India in biochemistry is utilized in the form of lectures. These lectures are usually teacher oriented and the students become passive listeners. Beside this, biochemistry is considered as a highly theoretical subject with minimal clinical relevance by students. As a result they are not motivated enough to read biochemistry. To make the lectures interesting and more productive we introduced an activity of interpreting laboratory reports as a method for active learning before the scheduled lecture. Material and methods: This prospective education trial was conducted in the Department of Biochemistry on first year MBBS students. They were divided into two groups of 75 each. Group A was given an assignment to interpret the laboratory reports followed by a lecture. Group B students directly attended the lecture. The lecture was followed by a test. Following this a feedback was taken. Their marks and responses were compiled and analyzed using SPSS version 23.0. Results were expressed in percentages and mean (S.D). P value < 0.05 was considered significant. Result: Sixty students from group A and 51 from group B appeared for the test. Group A students scored better. They felt more confident in answering and understood the topic better than the group B students. Conclusion: Use of laboratory reports can be helpful in making biochemistry lectures interactive, interesting and easy to understand.
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Ayaz K Mallick, Marya Ahsan
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