Singh Nikhilesh, Gupta Richa, Mahalakshmi V N
Department of Physiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry , India.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry , India.
Adv Physiol Educ. 2018 Sep 1;42(3):424-428. doi: 10.1152/advan.00023.2018.
To introduce active learning session for a large group of 250 students, we combined the strengths of problem-based learning and team-based learning to promote a structured active learning strategy with less faculty involvement. For the implementation of this strategy, a case on anemia was selected based on the module already covered in classes. Structured exercises were preplanned on six different concepts that a student should possess for solving the problem. The large group of 250 students was divided into groups of 41 or 42 each. The groups were facilitated by one faculty member for one structured exercise. At the station, the group of 41 or 42 was further broken down into 6 smaller groups comprising 7 students each. After completion of the exercise, students cycled to the next exercise station facilitated by another faculty member. The case was solved in a plenary session. The effectiveness of the method was assessed by comparing the academic performance of the group with other similar groups from the previous year. The intervention group performed significantly better than the nonintervention group on the related item. Quartile subanalysis found that the effect was present in the performance of average and higher quartile groups, but not in the lower quartile group.
为了向250名学生的大群体引入主动学习课程，我们结合了基于问题的学习和基于团队的学习的优势，以促进一种结构化的主动学习策略，同时减少教师的参与。为了实施这一策略，根据课堂上已经涵盖的模块选择了一个贫血病例。针对学生解决问题应具备的六个不同概念预先规划了结构化练习。250名学生的大群体被分成每组41或42人的小组。每组由一名教师指导进行一项结构化练习。在练习站，41或42人的小组进一步分成6个每组7名学生的更小的小组。练习完成后，学生们循环到由另一名教师指导的下一个练习站。该病例在全体会议上得到解决。通过比较该组与上一年其他类似组的学业成绩来评估该方法的有效性。干预组在相关项目上的表现明显优于非干预组。四分位数亚分析发现，这种效果在平均四分位数组和较高四分位数组的表现中存在，但在较低四分位数组中不存在。
