Pant Jayanti, Pant Mahendra K, Patil Prashant M
Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Department of Anatomy, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Adv Med Educ Pract. 2020 Feb 25;11:171-176. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S234171. eCollection 2020.
Physiology is a foundation for studying medicine. Student-centred learning methods are needed for a better understanding of the subject. Preparation of working models by students in Physiology is expected to provide better understanding of the subject since they learn by doing these themselves. The present study was designed to understand the effectiveness of a working model making activity for first-year undergraduate medical students.
The participants were 97 first-year medical undergraduate students. These students were divided into teams. The topics to prepare working models were chosen by the students according to their interests. The models were prepared by using clay, thermocol, batteries, motors, etc. by the students. These models were displayed in an exhibition organized by the department and marks were awarded to the students according to their performance. A feedback questionnaire form was provided to the students, which they had to complete individually. The questionnaires were analyzed to understand the perception of students regarding the activity.
Of the students, 35% strongly agreed and 52% agreed that model making was a useful exercise and helped them in understanding Physiology. Of the students, 27% strongly agreed and 50% agreed that their understanding improved with this assignment and 32% of students strongly agreed and 58% agreed that this activity allowed them to analyze the topic and think logically. Of the students, 36% strongly agreed and 50% agreed that they gained confidence in the topic while they were preparing the model and seeing it functioning. Of the students, 37% strongly agreed and 46% agreed that they had the opportunity to work in a team. Of the students, 39% strongly agreed and 47% agreed that faculty had supported them appropriately. Most of the students agreed that they would recommend such activities to their friends studying in medical colleges elsewhere.
The students found the activity not only interesting but useful and would encourage their friends studying elsewhere to participate in such activities.
生理学是医学学习的基础。需要以学生为中心的学习方法来更好地理解这门学科。生理学课程中让学生制作工作模型有望使他们更好地理解该学科，因为他们通过亲自动手来学习。本研究旨在了解制作工作模型活动对本科一年级医学生的有效性。
参与者为97名本科一年级医学生。这些学生被分成小组。学生们根据自己的兴趣选择制作工作模型的主题。学生们使用黏土、泡沫塑料、电池、电机等制作模型。这些模型在系里组织的展览中展示，并根据学生的表现给予评分。向学生提供了一份反馈问卷，他们必须单独完成。对问卷进行分析以了解学生对该活动的看法。
35%的学生强烈同意且52%的学生同意制作模型是一项有益的活动，并有助于他们理解生理学。27%的学生强烈同意且50%的学生同意通过这项作业他们的理解有所提高，32%的学生强烈同意且58%的学生同意这项活动使他们能够分析主题并进行逻辑思考。36%的学生强烈同意且50%的学生同意在准备模型并看到其运行时，他们对该主题有了信心。37%的学生强烈同意且46%的学生同意他们有机会团队合作。39%的学生强烈同意且47%的学生同意教师给予了他们适当的支持。大多数学生同意他们会向在其他医学院学习的朋友推荐此类活动。
学生们发现该活动不仅有趣而且有用，并会鼓励在其他地方学习的朋友参与此类活动。
