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

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude towards emergency contraception among undergraduate medical students

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aditya N. Gajera ◽  
Manish J. Barvaliya ◽  
Apexa Shukla ◽  
C. B. Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Emergency Contraception ◽  
Main Channel ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Group A ◽  
Positive Impression ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Group B

Background: Studying the knowledge and attitude of medical students towards emergency contraception, as they are the future medical professionals and they will serve as the main channel for providing proper knowledge and making positive impression of it in general population. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of undergraduate medical students towards emergency contraception.Methods: Medical students were given pre-validated questionnaire and divided in two groups. Group A students did not learn about emergency contraception, whereas group B students learnt about it. Interview of both groups were conducted separately. For group A, 1 hour seminar was conducted and after 7 days, same questionnaire was provided again for data collection.Results: 154 students were included in group A whereas 162 students in group B. Average knowledge and attitude was significantly increased after seminar in group A [knowledge 41±16.88% vs. 59.32±14.46%; P<0.05; attitude 36.24±10.93 vs. 41.5±10.87; P<0.05]. Average knowledge of group B students was 64.73±12.15% whereas average attitude score was 42.9±9.79. Amongst all, 86.4%, 87% and 89.3% students were not able to describe about emergency contraception, different methods and advantages of intra-uterine device as emergency contraception, respectively. There are 82.1% students showed positive interest in learning more about emergency contraception and 70.1% agreed to recommend its use in future. Students having good knowledge showed more positive attitude towards emergency contraception [r= 0.41, P<0.05].Conclusions: Students have poor knowledge of special issues arises with emergency contraception. Proper attention should be given to these aspects during their teaching. Students have shown their positive interest to learn more about emergency contraception. Objective based seminar will be more helpful in improving knowledge and attitude.

scholarly journals TEACHING STRATEGIES

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (05) ◽  
pp. 614-619
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asif Bhalli ◽  
Abdul Sattar ◽  
Midhat Asif
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Small Group Discussion ◽  
Basic Sciences ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Interactive Lectures

Objectives: To determine preferences and perceptions of medical studentsabout teaching strategies in basic sciences years. Study design: Mixed method study. Placeand Duration: Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College, Sialkot, from March 2014 toJuly, 2014. Methodology: A total of 77 medical students of 3rd year MBBS were selectedthrough non-probability convenient sampling for this study. A questionnaire to know abouttheir preferences and comments about teaching strategies was distributed to the students.A focus group discussion was also carried out to know in depth opinion of students aboutdifferent teaching strategies. Results: Mean age of the medical students was 22.75 ± 1.05years. Twenty one (27.3%) participants were males and 56 (72.7%) females. Out of 77 students,22 preferred interactive lectures; 16, small group discussion; 20 problem based learning, 10preferred demonstration on models. Only 01 students preferred one-way lecture as the bestteaching methodology.More female students (30.3% vs 23.8%) preferred interactive lecturesand more male (28.6% vs 17.8%) students preferred small group discussion as their teachingstrategies. Conclusion: Majority preferred interactive lectures (28.57%) and problem basedlearning (25.98%) as teaching strategies. Aligning our teaching strategies with preferences ofthe medical students will improve learning and academics.

scholarly journals Analisis Efektivitas Metode Pembelajaran Small Group Discussion Pada Mahasiswa Kedokteran FK UNS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Yuaninda Usmani
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Small Group Discussion ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning

Currently the Problem Based Learning (PBL) and Student Centered Learning (SCL) learning models are starting to be applied in universities with the aim of involving students actively in learning, one of which are Medical students of the UNS FK. One method of these learnings is Small Group Discussion (SGD). This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the SGD learning method that has been applied to Medical students of the UNS FK. The method used in this research is qualitative method. The result was found that the SGD learning method that had been applied was still less effective, but it was more effective compared to conventional learning methods. Therefore, it is necessary to make some improvements to this learning method so that it is more effective and the goal can be achieved.

scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF FLIPPED SMALL GROUP TEACHING IN UNDERSTANDING PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE IN MICROBIOLOGY

2021 ◽  
pp. 126-129
Author(s):  
Swapna Kanade ◽  
Gita Nataraj
Keyword(s):  
Small Group ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
New Technique ◽  
Small Group Teaching ◽  
Feedback Form ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B

Flipped Classroom is a new technique used in teaching.This study is conducted to determine if a flipped small group discussion is an effective learning method for undergraduates learning clinical microbiology,as compared to traditional practical class in achieving improved understanding, retention and greater satisfaction in the students and to evaluate this system through student feedback. The study was initiated after Institutional Ethics Committee's approval.Materials were developed and validated before commencement of the study.A total of 144 students were included in the study.A 45-minute lecture by a faculty on the selected topic was taken for all the students after which the students were randomly assigned to the groups A or B as follows: Group A: Flipped small group teaching, Group B:Traditional practical class.Validated material of the practical class was send to students of group A one day before of practical class by email.The same was also made available to teachers.Flipped small group teaching and traditional practical class was conducted on the same day for group A and B respectively. After the session, the students administered the performance test as well as the feedback form. Surprise performance test was re-administered to the same students at the end of 15 days to test for subject retention. Results:Significant increase in the marks of the performance test was observed in the group “A“ students as compared to group B students in both first and second test. The feedback given by the students about subjective learning experiences in terms of the enjoyment of the new technique, attention, comfort, and increase in the confidence, participation and whether they would like further learning using the same format definitely had a higher score in Groups A compared with Group B Conclusions: Use of Flipped classroom approach in health education yields a statistically significant improvement in learner performance compared with traditional teaching methods.Use of mobile phone or computer is more acceptable to the students than traditional didactic approach

scholarly journals Analisis Pembelajaran SGD (Small Group Discussion) pada Blok Neuroendokrin dan Indra Khusus sebagai Upaya Meningkatkan Motivasi Belajar Mahasiswa Kedokteran UNS Angkatan 2018

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rifki Taufiqurrohman
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Small Group Discussion ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Small Group Discussions

The SGD learning method applied at the Sebelas Maret University School of Medicine is a Problem Based Learning learning adapted from the tutorial learning method. This learning method emphasizes the activeness of students in small group discussions. Based on the results of the study, the SGD learning method was able to increase the learning motivation of UNS medical students.

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