Comparative study between Self Directed Learning and Traditional Didactic lectures in 3rd-semester MBBS students in the Department of General Surgery in Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences

A.K Srivastava; N.K Gupta; Prakshi Solanki

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2019

Comparative study between Self Directed Learning and Traditional Didactic lectures in 3rd-semester MBBS students in the Department of General Surgery in Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences

A. K Srivastava, N. K Gupta, Prakshi Solanki

Abstract :

Self–Directed Learning (SDL) is an emerging concept in M.B.B.S. that is being proposed by Medical Council of India to improve student learning. This study aims at finding out whether supplementing Self–Directed Learning in addition to traditional didactic lectures further benefits students’ learning. In this study, the students were tested by case based and MCQ–based test for assessment. The performance of the students was evaluated using a Chi Squared Test which showed that while the students who underwent both SDL and didactic lectures combined scored better than those who underwent sessions of SDL or didactic lecture alone. Either lecture alone or SDL alone is nearly equally effective method for learning but when lecture is combined with SDL, the result is better