Augmenting cognitive learning of community nutrition by tutorials.

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dc.contributor.authorChaturvedi, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned1998-07-25en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-30T13:37:48Z
dc.date.available1998-07-25en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-30T13:37:48Z
dc.date.issued1998-07-25en_US
dc.description.abstractCommunity health interventions are increasingly being considered a priority area in medical curriculum. In the topic of nutrition, a situation analysis of final MBBS students in our institution revealed significantly lower levels of knowledge in community applications as compared to basics and clinical aspects, indicating the need for some educational intervention. An improvised tutorial was conducted to address this deficiency at cognitive level. The intervention was a special scheme of flow of discussion with a positive bias in favour of nutritional applications at community level. Half of the learners were given routine tutorial, as part of existing teaching schedule in nutrition and the remaining were subjected to educational intervention, to provide control and study groups respectively. Before and after assessment of the recall of learners on community applications demonstrated a positive impact of improvised tutorial. The learners' level of knowledge in two groups was comparable before the tutorial but it was significantly higher ('P' < 0.001) in study group as compared to control, after the tutorial (mean scores: 134.38/150 and 91.20/150 respectively). No extra resources, tutor time or student's learning hours were needed for the improvised tutorial. Tutor's positive bias in favour of applied aspects can bring about a desired change even in conventional teaching-learning process, without asking for extra resources. It can be a supplement to community-based learning.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChaturvedi S. Augmenting cognitive learning of community nutrition by tutorials. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 1998 Jul-Aug; 65(4): 573-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/81876
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/icb/icbai.shtmlen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshCommunity Medicine --educationen_US
dc.subject.meshCurriculumen_US
dc.subject.meshDeveloping Countriesen_US
dc.subject.meshEducationen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshNutritional Physiological Phenomena --educationen_US
dc.titleAugmenting cognitive learning of community nutrition by tutorials.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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