Effectiveness of Combined Use Different Teaching-Learning Methods and Media in the Improvement in Each of the Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective Skills Among Medical Students

Dr. Manjubhashini. S

Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Effectiveness of Combined Use Different Teaching-Learning Methods and Media in the Improvement in Each of the Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective Skills Among Medical Students

Dr. Manjubhashini. S

Abstract :

Background: Medical education has called for a shift from acquisition of biomedical knowledge to the development of professional skills. Objectives: The study aims to assess the effectiveness of using different Teaching – Learning Methods and Media in the improvement in each of the Cognitive, Psychomotor and Affective Skills among medical students. Material and Methods: A study was conducted among 6th semester Medical students in Department of Community Medicine, Katuri Medical College and Hospital, Guntur. It was before and after comparison non-randomized study. Test was conducted after teaching by the traditional methods and after teaching using Blend of Different Teaching – Learning Methods and Media - a combination of lecture with IMNCI videos, photograph, exercises, role play and group discussions of an accompanying Microsoft PowerPoint slideshow. . Marks obtained were recorded, and analysis of data was done. Results: The study was conducted in Katuri Medical College and Hospital, Guntur. 6th semester Community Medicine clinical batch was taken for study. There were 37 students in the batch out of which 34 were present. 19(56%) were males and 15 (44%) were females. The students were almost similar in their age with two of them from different cultural background. The results of this study showed that there was a statistically significant improvement in each of the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domain of the students using Blend of Participatory Teaching – Learning Methods and Media than the routine method of teaching. (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that there was a statistically significant improvement in each of the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domain of the students using Blend of Different Teaching – Learning Methods and Media An effective teacher has to combine various methods to achieve the educational objectives in an optimum way