Effectiveness of Teaching Aids in Medical Education
Keywords:
Teaching Aid, Chalk- Board Method, Power Point Presentation
Abstract
BACKGROUND- Invention of computer and internet has revolutionized each & every field. Technology enhanced learning is very popular among students including medical students. Teaching aids have become an integral part of medical college teaching. The study was conducted to find out the effectiveness of teaching aids in medical college teaching and compare different teaching aid methods.METHOD- Study was conducted in the practical class of I MBBS. Students were divided in to three batches designated as A, B & C. Pre- test using multiple choice questions (MCQ) was conducted to analyze the knowledge level of the students. Different teaching aids were used for each batch .Chalk-board method, Power point presentation (PPT) with chalk-board, and PPT were the teaching aids used. Post- test with same MCQ was conducted. Effectiveness of different teaching aid was done by comparing pre-test and post-test marks using paired ‘t’ test. Different teaching aids were compared using ‘Z’ test.RESULT. Comparison between chalk-board with chalk-board plus PPT showed that gain in knowledge was more when chalk- board and PPT were combined and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). Chalk-board and PPT, when compared, there was no statistically significant difference between the two methods even though gain in knowledge was slightly higher when PPT was used. PPT and combine use of PPT plus chalk-board didn’t show any statically significant difference when compared, but the gain in knowledge was higher with combination of PPT and chalk-board method.CONCLUSION- Chalk- board method, when combined with PPT is a better teaching aid method than individual method when used alone. The reason for not getting the statically significant difference could be due to the less no. of MCQ in pre-test and post-test. Each teaching aid has got its own advantages and disadvantages. Teaching aid used should be appropriate to the topic. DOI: 10.21276/AABS.2017.1358References
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2. Shaikh S T. Teaching learning aids in medical education: The student perspective. Int J Clin Surg adv 2015 ; 3 (1): 32-37.
3. Seth V, Upadhyaya P, Ahmed M, Moghe V. Powerpoint or Chalk and talk: Perception of medical students versus dental students in a medical college in India. Adv. Med Educ Pract 2010; 1: 11-16.
4. Vamshi K T, Datta V M, Kishan Y S S, Aditya V, Bhanuprakash G. Comparative study on the teaching effectiveness of chalk and talk and Microsoft Power Point presentation from student perspective. Int J Pharm Pharm Sci 2012; 4 (1) 191-193.
5. Baxi S N, Shah C J, Parmar R D, Parmar D, Tripathi C B. Student perception towards different teaching aids in a medical college. African Journal of health professions education 2009; 1(1):15.
6. Hall R. Audio Visual aids in medical education. BrMed J 1969; 4 (5674) 40-41
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2017-02-27
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