IMPACT OF USING STUDENT GENERATED MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN LEARNING PHYSIOLOGY

Abstract

Introduction: In order to write MCQs students need to use high order thinking skills. In a question generating process as a learning exercise students are required to process, organize, integrate and reconstruct knowledge which improves meta cognitive development and encourages higher order thinking. The current study has been conducted in Jorhat medical college, Department of Physiology. 125 students of rstMethod: year MBBS were instructed to write twenty multiple choice questions on respiratory system after conducting a pretest based on same topic. The MCQs were analyzed by expert faculties and some best quality questions were picked up from them and one post test was conducted using those MCQs. The individual score of the students in both pretest and posttest were compared statistically. In addition feedback from the students about their experience was collected by distributing a questionnaire. The performance of the students in the posttest was better than the pretest.Result: Majority of students found the task helpful as it helped them in deeper learning of the content. The better performance in posttest andConclusion: the feedback obtained from the participant students has reected that this type of educational variations can be introduced in the learning process of the healthcare education.