Lecture delivery methods in medical curriculum – Students’ opinion
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 8
Abstract
Introduction: Choice of teaching method has a major impact on a student’s learning and understanding of the subject, so it is important to assess their opinion about various lecture delivery method. This study was designed with aim of assessing a student’s response to three commonly used lecture delivery method i.e. Chalk and Board, Transparency overhead projector and Power point presentations. The study was conducted among undergraduate medical students of Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences using a pre-structured questionnaire. The students were required to fill in their responses on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 for unsatisfactory and 5 for excellent. A total of 316 students from all professionals participated in the study. The mean total scores for Chalk and Board, Transparency overhead projector and PowerPoint were 34.34 ± 11.94, 23.26 ± 9.28 and 33.02 ± 11.21 respectively. In conclusion, it was seen that students preferred chalk and board method the most followed by power point for lecture delivery while transparency and overhead projector was least preferred method for lecture delivery by medical undergraduates.
Authors and Affiliations
Taruna Sharma, Pulkit Swarup, D C Dhasmana, Juhi Kalra
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