The Effect of Combined Approach on Teaching Medical Parasitology Course

Mehdi  Vejdani; Arezzo  Shamsian; Naser  Nazari; Yazdan  Hamzavi; Mansour  Rezaei

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The Effect of Combined Approach on Teaching Medical Parasitology Course

Authors:

Mehdi Vejdani ¹,

Arezzo Shamsian ¹,

Naser Nazari ¹,

Yazdan Hamzavi ¹,

Mansour Rezaei^2,*

1Dept. of Parasitology and Microbiology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

2Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

Educational Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 3, issue 1; e79669

Published online:Dec 02, 2014

Article type:Discussion

Received:Jun 17, 2013

Accepted:Jan 18, 2014

How to Cite:Mehdi Vejdani Arezzo Shamsian Naser Nazari Yazdan Hamzavi Mansour RezaeiThe Effect of Combined Approach on Teaching Medical Parasitology Course.3(1):e79669.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare three approaches of teaching medical a parasitological course. This cross-sectional study was carried out on 94 medical and pharmacy students. Lecture-based approach, problem-based approach and combined approach were applied to teach the parasitology course. Kappa and SPSS16 were used to analyze the obtained data. 82.9% of students were interested in lecture-based learning, 64.9% were attracted by problem-based learning and 91.5% opted for combined approach. 96.8% and 62.8% of the students preferred final examination be administered as multiple choice questions and case history tests, respectively. 97.9% of them indicated that the lecturer’s behavior affected the learning outcome and 67% did not believe in the impact of papers on teaching and learning parasitology course. Further, students were interested in using logbooks in practical laboratory (P<0.005). Combined approach should be initiated and directed toward harmonization of the curriculum to enhance learning.

Keywords

Medical parasitology

Problem-based Learning

Lecture-based Learning

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