Motivating First year medical students to learn biochemistry by Case based learning.

International Journal of Biomedical Research

Veena Bhaskar Gowda¹  Bhaskar Hebbani Nagaiah²  Sam Annie Jeyachristy³  Theingi Maung Maung⁴ 

[1] Faculty of Medicine, AIMST UniversitySemeling, Bedong 08100Kedah Darul AmanMalaysia;Senior Associate Professor, Unit of Pharmacology, AIMST University, Kedah Darul Aman;Unit of Biochemistry, AIMST University, Kedah Darul Aman,;Unit of Community Medicine, AIMST University, Kedah Darul Aman,

关键词: Biochemistry;    case based learning;    reinforcement;    motivation;   

DOI  :  10.7439/ijbr.v5i7.691

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Scholar Science Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: Innovative curriculum with case based learning is proven to improve the academic performance of biochemistry in medical students. Thus it was of interest to see if students get motivated & understand the concepts of biochemistry better by CBL.Materials & Methods: First year MBBS students (n=210) were divided into 2 groups. Biochemistry was reinforced to Group 1(Roll numbers 1-100, control) by regular teaching, and group 2 (Roll numbers 101-210, test) was exposed to CBL. Assessment was done by administering six case based questions. Feedback was obtained on a five point Likert scale about perception on CBL.Results: Group 2 performed better in four questions than group 1 and showed similar performance in 1 question. 81.69 % agreed CBL motivated to learn Biochemistry, 79.07% agreed CBL helped understand the subject better, 79.07% stated CBL promoted meaningful learning, 75.15% agreed CBL helped in development of critical thinking, 88.23% said biochemistry is useful in diagnosis & care, 79.73% suggested CBL should be implemented to all topics of biochemistry, 78.42% voted interactive review sessions involving CBL would be more effective.Conclusion: Reinforcing biochemistry by CBL motivates, promotes meaningful learning, helps development of critical thinking and assured first year medical students that biochemistry is helpful in patient diagnosis & care.Key words: Case based learning, Biochemistry, Integrated curriculum, Reinforcement, Motivation.

【 授权许可】

CC BY