Preference of teaching and learning methods in a new medical school of Malaysia.
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2014-02
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Teaching and learning are the two sides of a coin. Henceforth, there is a strong correlation between the methods
used in delivering the information by the lecturers and the assimilation of that knowledge by the students. MBBS
programme of FPSK, UniSZA, is divided into two phases, preclinical (Year I and II) and clinical (Year III, IV
and V) phases. The main teaching and learning methods for preclinical phase include lecture, tutorial, practical,
problem based learning (PBL) and early clinical exposure (ECE). This cross-sectional study was conducted in
July 2013 in UniSZA, Malaysia. 50 respondents from preclinical phase were randomly selected from total 117
students to answers the questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed with extensive literature review and
pretested and validated. The questionnaire has been divided into 5 sections. The data were analysed using the
SPSS 17.0. This study showed that 36 (72%) out of 50 respondents chose lecture as the most preferred teaching
and learning method. Five (10%) out of 50 respondents preferred tutorial and 3 (6%) out of 50 respondents
preferred PBL, practical and ECE respectively. None of the respondents chose Computer Assisted Learning
(CAL) as a preferred method. Probably learning guideline of CAL is not clear that make the session the most unpreferred.
Majority of the students in preclinical phase preferred lecturer/teacher-centred learning session to
acquire knowledge in a medical school.
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Preference, Teaching, Learning Methods, Medical School, Malaysia
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Ismail Salwani, Rahman Nor Iza A, Mohamad Nasir, Jusoh Norhasiza Mat, Hood Aminatul Izzah Binti, Arif Liyana Aqilah Binti, Abdullah Wan Siti Aishah Binti Wan, Zainal Zetty Nasfariza Binti, Islam Md Zakirul, Dali Wan Putri Elena Wan, Haque Mainul. Preference of teaching and learning methods in a new medical school of Malaysia. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2014 Feb; 4(2): 48-55.