Use of Concept Map as a reinforcement tool in Undergraduate Curriculum: An analytical study
Introduction: Ever-expanding medical literature demands<br />successful amalgamation of huge information and clinical practice<br />for budding doctors. This study aimed to find the effectiveness<br />of the concept map, a novel method of teaching to improve<br />performance...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism |
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| Online Access: | http://jamp.sums.ac.ir/article_45009_59b71ad9aee6d1fd8a128d80b36408ab.pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Ever-expanding medical literature demands<br />successful amalgamation of huge information and clinical practice<br />for budding doctors. This study aimed to find the effectiveness<br />of the concept map, a novel method of teaching to improve<br />performance among undergraduate pharmacology students.<br />Methods: The undergraduate medical students pursuing<br />pharmacology in 2017-18 in our institute was divided into two<br />groups after stratified randomization based on the last semester<br />grades. After a session of didactic lecture on ‘Drugs affecting<br />Calcium Metabolism’ and a pre-test, one group was taught using<br />traditional tutorial methods and another group using the concept<br />map method. Finally, a post-test was taken and feedback received<br />from the intervention group.<br />Results: A significant improvement of student performance was<br />found in both groups using validated questionnaire from pre-test<br />to post-test. There was no significant difference in the percentage<br />of improvement between the groups. This finding was consistent<br />in both Low scorers and High scorers of the previous semester<br />examination. Students found the new method better in terms of<br />understanding the concept and interactivity.<br />Conclusion: Concept mapping encourages the students to actively<br />participate and get a comprehensive and accurate overview of the<br />topic, but the improvement in performance in the test was not<br />evident. |
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| ISSN: | 2322-2220 2322-3561 |