PowerPoint versus Chalkboard Based Lectures in medical teaching: Evaluation of Their Impact on Medical Student’s in Rajasthan.
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 6
Abstract
Background- Medical education throughout the world is rapidly evolving and newer methods are being experimented to bring out better medical graduates who can coupe up with the changes that are taking place in the medical field. Methods- This cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 medical students who were in first MBBS were included in this study. A selected content based lecture was delivered in two different lecture halls at the same time. Result- The comparison of marks obtained by the students using the two teaching aids. Significantly higher marks were obtained by students who were taught using chalkboard compared to those students who were taught using PPT. 55 % of the students preferred chalkboard whereas 45 % of the students preferred PPT. Conclusion-The results of the present study suggest that chalkboard has the advantage of a better recall besides being the most preferred aid among medical students.
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Kanta Kumari
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