Is a Team-based Learning Approach to Anatomy Teaching Superior to Didactic Lecturing?
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2014, Vol 14, Issue 1
Abstract
Objectives: Team-based learning (TBL) is used in the medical feld to implement interactive learning in small groups. Te learning of anatomy and its subsequent application requires the students to recall a great deal of factual content. Te aims of this study were to evaluate the students’ satisfaction, engagement and knowledge gain in anatomy through the medium of TBL in comparison to the traditional lecture method. Methods: Tis study, carried out from February to June 2012, included 30 physical therapy students of the Shiraz University of Medical Science, School of Rehabilitation Sciences. Classic TBL techniques were modifed to cover lower limb anatomy topics in the frst year of the physical therapy curriculum. Anatomy lectures were replaced with TBL, which required the preparation of assigned content, specifc discussion topics, an individual self-assessment test (IRAT) and the analysis of discussion topics. Te teams then subsequently retook the assessment test as a group (GRAT). Te frst eight weeks of the curriculum were taught using traditional didactic lecturing, while during the second eight weeks the modifed TBL method was used. Te students evaluated these sessions through a questionnaire. Te impact of TBL on student engagement and educational achievement was determined using numerical data, including the IRAT, GRAT and fnal examination scores. Results: Students had a higher satisfaction rate with the TBL teaching according to the Likert scale. Additionally, higher scores were obtained in the TBL-based fnal examination in comparison to the lecture-based midterm exam. Conclusion: Te students’ responses showed that the TBL technique could be used alone or in conjunction with traditional didactic lecturing in order to teach anatomy more effectively.
Authors and Affiliations
Naghme Ghorbani| Histomorphology & Stereology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, Saied Karbalay-Doust| Histomorphology & Stereology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, Ali Noorafshan| Histomorphology & Stereology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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