Author :
RK Pal, ,Mitasha Singh, ,Pooja Goyal
Volume :
12
Issue :
2
Abstract :
The decreasing interest of students in active learning and problem solving approach by working in groups is felt as a
challenge by many teachers. Overdependence of today's medical undergraduates on readymade study material and social
media is a matter of concern for the medical fraternity. At the same time it is an opportunity to develop innovative teaching
learning methods suitable to present scenario.We planned to evaluate impact of innovative teaching methods on attendance
and academic performance of MBBS students. It was a longitudinal type of descriptive study conducted among MBBS
students. ‘Must know’ content for different topics and innovative methods of teaching were decided through faculty
consensus. To improve active learning social media chat groups were utilized and students were encouraged to make group
presentation, small write up on spotters and to undergo open book exam as a group assignment. Their attendance records and
performances were evaluated at the end of study period of 21 months. There was a significant increase in mean percentage of
theory marks among those attending !75% classes from first to fourth terminal (p
Keyword :
medical graduates, performance, teaching methods