Rehman Rehana, Khan Asma Niaz, Kamran Ambreen
Department of Physiology, Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2012 Sep;62(9):920-3.
To study students' perceptions of the usefulness of small group interactive sessions in medical colleges using conventional or problem based learning (PBL) teaching.
A cross sectional descriptive study was carried out from January 2010 to December 2010. Student's perception of the usefulness of small group interactive sessions (SGIS) was evaluated through a questionnaire filled by 100 first year MBBS students, each from two medical colleges using different teaching strategies. The colleges were labeled Group I, PBL Based Medical College (PBL-MC) and Group II; Conventional Medical College (CMC). Incomplete questionnaires (13 from Group 1 and 8 from Group 2 were excluded). Data were entered and compared using SPSS version 15. Differences were considered significant at p values<0.05 after application of chi square test.
Responses of 179 students of Group I and II, revealed importance of small group interactive sessions in the understanding of content and facilitation in active learning. Significant difference in perception was found with respect to better interaction, confidence, clinical application and preparation for university examinations in CMC students.
The importance of SGIS in learning of medical students cannot be overlooked in conventional teaching however in PBL-MC a combination of educational strategies can be employed for better learning of students.
研究学生对医学院校采用传统教学或基于问题的学习（PBL）教学的小组互动课程实用性的看法。
于2010年1月至2010年12月开展一项横断面描述性研究。通过对来自两所采用不同教学策略的医学院校的100名医学学士一年级学生填写的问卷，评估学生对小组互动课程（SGIS）实用性的看法。这些院校分为第一组，基于PBL的医学院校（PBL-MC）和第二组，传统医学院校（CMC）。不完整的问卷（第一组13份，第二组8份）被排除。使用SPSS 15版录入并比较数据。应用卡方检验后，p值<0.05时差异被认为具有统计学意义。
第一组和第二组179名学生的回答表明，小组互动课程在理解内容和促进主动学习方面具有重要性。在CMC学生中，在更好的互动、信心、临床应用和大学考试准备方面，看法存在显著差异。
在传统教学中，不能忽视SGIS对医学生学习的重要性，然而在PBL-MC中，可以采用多种教育策略以促进学生更好地学习。
