Abstract

ATTITUDE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE MEDICAL SETTING: BALANCING TEACHING STYLES, LEARNING STYLES AND TEACHING METHODS

Gupta Dharmender* and Gupta Amrita 

Abstract

To evaluate the existing teaching methods in pharmacology viz. classes using overhead projector and transparencies chalk n talk, and PowerPoint presentations based on questionnaire designed and provided to second year medical students at a medical college. They were asked to fill the questionnaire and to evaluate different teaching methods used in pharmacology and also they were free to make suggestions and write their own opinion. The results were compared to find out the best method for understanding the subject according to students’ opinion as per the subjective assessment of the teaching methods, students liked PowerPoint presentations the most. Many students also suggested use of chalk n talk for explaining the topic & use of PowerPoint presentations for explaining diagrams & flowcharts. According to students’ opinion, the best method for understanding and retaining the subject is PowerPoint presentations in combination with the traditional chalk n talk method.

Keywords: Medical education, lecture, PowerPoint, chalk n talk, Bareilly.