MERITS AND DEMERITS OF MICROTEACHING FOR MEDICAL GRADUATES AND UNDERGRADUATES

Dr Mona Saxena; Dr Arun K.S. Bilodi; Dr R.C. Saxena

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

MERITS AND DEMERITS OF MICROTEACHING FOR MEDICAL GRADUATES AND UNDERGRADUATES

Dr Mona Saxena, Dr Arun K. S. Bilodi, Dr R. C. Saxena

Abstract :

Microteaching is a technique for teachers to learn skills for teaching. It helps to improve art of teaching by going deeper in a subject. The object of the present study is to observe the impact of microteaching on undergraduates and junior teachers. Selected short topics were given to eight small groups each consisting of 4 medical undergraduate students and one junior faculty. Secondary data was also collected and analyzed. 55% subjects showed excellent performance while 35% showed moderate performance and 10% showed poor performance. The data so analyzed indicates that microteaching is very useful for improving learning and teaching in smaller groups. Microteaching method gives a good and everlasting impact in the minds of students as well as of the upcoming medical teachers. But it only benefits lesser number of students and not class of masses of medical undergraduate.