Perception of first year medical students on the use of whatsapp as a supplementary learning tool
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Anatomy and Surgery of Head, Neck and Brain - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction There is a growing use of Whatsapp as a communication platform between students and also between students and faculties The present study was conducted to find out the perceptions of first year medical students on the effectiveness of Whatsapp as a teaching learning tool as a supplement to the traditional teaching methodsMaterial and MethodsThe study was conducted in a Private Medical College in Chennai Tamilnadu The participants of the study were the first year medical students of 2017 18 batch Of the 100 students who had expressed their willingness to participate in the study trial 91 students n91 submitted their feedback A separate Whatsapp group named Anatomy Department Official Group was created The group was utilized for sharing teaching learning materials such as power points of lectures on Gross Anatomy and Histology notes on various topics Histology slides photomicrograph Spotters containing images of Gross specimens with questions and also for discussion on various topics The students perception of Whatsapp as a supplementary teaching learning tool was obtained using a validated questionnaireResultsIn our study 98 of students have agreed or strongly agreed that learning material shared through Whatsapp was easily available and downloadable It also has helped them learn anytime anywhere and 82 of students felt that their confidence level in learning Anatomy has increasedConclusionOwing to the advantages offered by using Whatsapp as a teaching and learning tool for First year Medical students as perceived by students the author concludes that Whatsapp groups can be used as a supplementary teaching tool in addition to Traditional teaching methodsKeywordsWhatsapp Learning tool Anatomy
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Kalpana Ramachandran
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