Picmonic and Mnemonic Strategies: Valuable Teaching-Learning Aids to Enhance Learning and Memory in the Subject of Pharmacology
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
Introduction: Medical curricula, especially the subject content of Pharmacology is very exhaustive and as the years go by, additional drugs are bound to come into the market. It is increasingly becoming difficult for medical students to learn and memorise such vast portion. In order to facilitate student’s learning and memorising, we carried out this study among the 2nd year medical students. Material and Methods: Students were asked to devise and design innovative mnemonics and picmonics in cardiovascular system after the scheduled lectures on the said topic were taken. The students were given time period of 20 days after announcing and briefing them about the study. Pre-test and post-test on the above topics were conducted before and after the presentations respectively as surprise tests. Results: The use of picmonics and mnemonics showed improvement in their academic performance which was statistically significant. Conclusion: Mnemonics and picmonics improve immediate recall, delayed recall, and higher-order thinking. So this student-friendly method of learning and memorising should be ideally made more popular among the medical students.
Authors and Affiliations
Lois James Samuel, Yogeeta Sushant Walke, Meural Assumption D, Laveena Vassant Bandodkar
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