Abstract
Objective: To evaluate usefulness of lectures in learning of basic science subjects by students and lecturers. Methodology: It was a survey carried out in Bahria University Medical & Dental College after completion of six modules of teaching in Basic Sciences from January 2009 till December 2010. Response on usefulness of interactive lectures (IL) was acquired by a questionnaire designed separately for students and lecturers. The data was interpreted by soft ware "Statistical Software for Social sciences" (SPSS) version 15. Results: The perception of 97 students and 15 lecturers indicated usefulness of IL in better understanding of subject content. Majority of lecturers (93%) were convinced with its role in concept visualization. They were however not convinced with its role in persistence of interest and student's interaction (33%).Majority of students (84%) were satisfied with delivery of content (p<0.005), 89% understood structural and functional relationship by the teaching methodology however felt need of its improvement in terms of relevance of knowledge in applied sciences. Conclusion: The lecturers and students agreed upon usefulness of IL and its continuation as part of core curriculum in teaching of basic science subjects.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 152-156 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Didactic lectures
- Interactive Lectures
- Medical education
- Medical students
- Power point presentation
- Teaching methodology