Assessment of perception of first professional MBBS students in India about a teaching learning activity in Biochemistry.
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2009-12
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South East Asia Regional Association for Medical Education.
Abstract
Objectives: To obtain feedback from the 1st Professional MBBS students on their perception of the
existing method of lecture classes in Biochemistry.
Method: A semi-structured questionnaire based study was conducted at the Department of Biochemistry,
Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, under the West Bengal University of Health
Sciences. The subjects were the 1st Professional MBBS students in the 1st semester of the academic
year 2008 – 2009.
Results: Three items with the highest and least Satisfaction Index were segregated and compared
against an ‘average satisfaction’ of 66.67%. The summary of the consolidated observation on the most
appreciated and least appreciated aspects and suggestions for improvements were taken into
consideration and discussed. Further, Interpretation of the feedback reflected that the learners still
preferred to be taught in a predominantly individualized care-based environment.
Conclusion: Feedback from the students facilitates a change in preconceived notions about teachinglearning
principles on the part of the faculty. At the same time, it is evident from the feedback obtained
that the students still prefer to be taught in an individualized care-based environment which reflects their
lack of or incomplete attitudinal shift towards the more institutionalized care-based environment of a
medical education institution.
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medical students, undergraduate teaching, students’ feedback evaluation, attitudinal shift, lecture session
Citation
Bhowmick Kaushik, Mukhopadhyay Mousumi, Chakraborty Sandip, Sen Pradyut K, Chakraborty Indranil. Assessment of perception of first professional MBBS students in India about a teaching learning activity in Biochemistry. South East Asia Regional Association for Medical Education. 2009 Dec; 3(2): 27-34.