scholarly journals Educational Outcomes of Small-Group Discussion Versus Traditional Lecture Format in Dental Students’ Learning and Skills Acquisition

2016 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 459-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Arias ◽  
Raymond Scott ◽  
Ove A. Peters ◽  
Elizabeth McClain ◽  
Alan H. Gluskin
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Small Group Discussion ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
Lecture Format

"Virtual" experiment for understanding the electrocardiogram and the mean electrical axis.

2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. S1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Anderson ◽  
S E DiCarlo
Keyword(s):  
Group Discussion ◽  
Small Group Discussion ◽  
Virtual Experiment ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Background Material ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Lecture Format ◽  
Electrocardiogram Ecg

Educators have placed an emphasis on the development of laboratory materials that supplement the traditional lecture format. The laboratory materials should encourage active learning, small group discussion, and problem-solving skills. To this end, we developed a virtual experiment designed to introduce students to the theory and application of the electrocardiogram (ECG) and the mean electrical axis (MEA). After reviewing background material, the students will analyze ECG recordings from two individuals who underwent a series of experimental procedures. The students are challenged to reduce and analyze the data, calculate and plot the MEA, and answer questions related to the theory and application of the ECG. In conducting the virtual experiment, students are introduced to inquiry-based learning through experimentation.

scholarly journals Assessment of educational outcomes of small group discussion versus traditional lecture format among undergraduate medical students

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 2766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna Prakash Joshi ◽  
Suhasini Padugupati ◽  
M. Robins
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Small Group Discussion ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Group A ◽  
Student’S Performance ◽  
Group B

Background: In present scenario, medical students are over burdened with high academic load making learning more complicated than simple. In the recent past a lot of importance has been given for active learning by implementing various approaches like tutorials, seminars, small group discussionsetc. Small group discussion enhances student-faculty interaction, improves communication skills and provides a platform to exchange of ideas, which will result in deeper learning and better academic achievements by students. Present study was conducted to find out educational outcomes of SDG. The objectives of study were to assess and compare the educational outcomes of student’s performance by 2 methods of teaching- Didactic lectures versus SGD and to assess student’s perception towards small group discussions in Community Medicine.Methods: Total 140 students of 7th semester participated in educational experimental quasi study. These participants were divided in to two groups on bases of systematic random sampling. Group A (Roll.no. 1 to 70) and Group B (Roll.no. 71 to 140). For conducting effective SDG, students were divided in 7 subgroups (10 students in each group). Demography (for group A) and family planning (for group B after cross over) topics were selected for SGD. Feedback from students were also recorded.Results: The post test scores of SGD, group A (15.6±3.55) were higher in comparison with that of the lecture session of group B (8.81 ± 2.8). After the crossover, the students exposed to SGD, group B (13.85±3.81) scored more than the students exposed to the lecture group, group A (9.08±2.94).perception of feedback on SGD shows that 80% of the students strongly opine that SGD has improved their performance.Conclusions: Result has shown that SGDs had a positive impact on performance of the students, the mean values in post-tests of both groups were statistically significant. Around 80% of student strongly agreed that SGD is comprehensive tool for in-depth learning by teacher-student interaction and 79% felt that SDG is better than didactic lecture. Significant changes in student’s performance and retention capacity were observed. 

Combating Obstacles to Empathy: A Replicable Small Group Discussion Series for Medical Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca P. Kingery ◽  
Alexander Bajorek ◽  
Amber Zimmer Deptola ◽  
Karen Hughes Miller ◽  
Craig Ziegler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Small Group Discussion

INTERACTIONAL MODIFICATION OF INDONESIAN LEARNERS OF EINGLISH IN NEGOTIATING MEANINGS IN A SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2/07) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngasbun Egar
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Small Group Discussion

Penelitian ini adalah tentang modifikasi interaksi oleh kelompok kecil diskusi mahasiswa Indonesia yang belajar Bahasa Inggris dalam menyelaraskan arti. Masalah pokok dari kajian ini adalah : modifikasi interaksi apa yang digunakan oleh kelompok diskusi mahasiswa yang belajar Bahasa Inggris untuk menyelaraskan arti? Kajian ini juga bertujuan mengenali modifikasi interaksi yang dilakukan mahasiswa tersebut dalam menyelaraskan arti. ?é?áData dikumpulkan dari seuah kelompok kecil diskusi mahasiswa Bahasa Inggris IKIP PGRI Semarang yang telah direkam dan ditranskripsikan menggunakan model yang dikembangkan oleh Eggins dan Slade (1997). Berdasarkan transkripsi tersebut sebagian besar data dianalisa menggunakan taksonomi yang dikembangkan oleh Pica dan Doughty (1985), dan didukung oleh Tarone (1983) dan Agustien (1992), untuk mengenali modifikasi interaksi oleh mahasiswa dalam antara lain : permintaan penjelasan (15,91%), konfirmasi (10,79%), pengecekan komprehensif (3,98%), pengulangan kata yang sama (23,865%), pengulangan lain (10,23%), tanggapan (12,50%), permintaan bantuan (0,57%), permintaan pengulangan (1,14%), translasi literal (0,57%), penjelasan berlebihan (2,84%), usaa tim (0,57%), tanggapan:penerimaan (9,66%), dan usulan (7,39%). Agar kemampuan berbicara siswa meningkat secara signifikan, guru Bahasa Inggris dianjurkan untuk memaksimalkan modifikasi interaksi yang paling banyak dikuasai oleh para siswa dan meningkatkan yang yang paling sedikit dikuasai siswa. Sebagai tambahan, para guru diharapkan dapat mengembangakan aktivitas siswa melalui (1) masukan secara komprehensif, ?é?á(2) mengambil bagian dalam pertukaran informasi, dan (3) membagi peran yang sama di antara siswa untuk berinteraksi di dalam kelas. Kata kunci : modifikasi interaksi, menyelaraskan diri, kelompok kecil diskusi.

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