OUTCOME OF COMBINATION OF DIDACTIC LECTURE AND SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING (SDL) METHODS OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS IN PHYSIOLOGY FOR FIRST-YEAR MBBS STUDENTS

Yuvraj Rananajay Singh and Dr. Srabani Bhattacharya*

ABSTRACT

This comparative, before- and after- study (without control) was conducted in a medical college in Western India to study the difference in score after traditional didactic lectures (by a pre-test) and self-directed learning (by a post-test). The participants included all first-year MBBS students aged 18 years and above, of either sex, who gave written informed consent. After clarifying the purpose of the study and obtaining written informed consent, traditional didactic lectures were delivered as per syllabus for the first MBBS course. Following this the students took a pre-test, self-directed learning (SDL) was conducted on the same topic. This was followed by a post-test that used a questionnaire that was identical that of the pre-test. The overall differences of pre- and post-tests were evaluated.

Keywords: SDL, First-year MBBS Students.