A Comparative Study on Traditional & Modern Teaching Methods among Undergraduate Students in a Medical College of Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

Objective: To study and compare didactic lecture and small group discussions among undergraduate medical students. Study design: Quasi-experimental study Method: Two groups of students were selected from the same batch for the study. One group was taken as the experimental group and the students were taught a topic by small group discussions. The other group was taken as the control group and taught the same topic by the traditional method of didactic lecture. At the end of both the methods of teaching a test was conducted and the scores obtained by the students in both the groups were analyzed. Results: Students involved in the modern teaching method i.e. small group discussions were found to have performed better than those taught by traditional method i.e. didactic lecture. Conclusion: Introduction of modern teaching methods like small group discussions into the present curriculum of medical education can improve the learning process in the students and produce better results & improve their academic skills. © 2016, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.