Study of Effectiveness of Self-directed Learning Compared to the Traditional Method of Learning for Undergraduate Medical Students
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2024-10
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THE INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Abstract
Background : Competency-based Medical Education (CBME) is giving emphasis on a learner-centric approach for medical students rather than a teacher-centric approach. Self-directed Learning (SDL) is a learning process where the learner takes responsibility for their own learning process. Though it is an active learning process and encourages health professionals to be lifelong learners, very few studies have been done on SDL. Therefore, this study aimed to find out the effectiveness of implementing SDL in the undergraduate medical students curriculum. Material and Methods : The study included 200 undergraduate medical students. A questionnaire was used to obtain the perception of students on SDL. Pre-test and post-test were carried out before and after the traditional lecture and SDL and the effectiveness of SDL was found by statistically comparing the test values. Result : The students showed a positive perception toward SDL. The students scored significantly higher marks in the pre-test compared to the post-test marks. The post-test marks of the SDL session were significantly higher than the post-test marks of the lecture session. Conclusion : We concluded from our study that SDL is an effective learning method and can be adopted as a teaching-learning method along with the traditional method of learning.
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SDL, Learner-centric, CBME, Undergraduate Students
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Mohapatra Dipti, Sahoo Prakash Kumar, Meher Arati, Behera Manasi, Mishra Tapaswini . Study of Effectiveness of Self-directed Learning Compared to the Traditional Method of Learning for Undergraduate Medical Students. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2024 Oct; 122(10): 60-63