INTERACTIVE INTERVENTIONS TO ENHANCE ATTENTION OF 1ST YEAR MBBS STUDENTS DURING PHYSIOLOGY LECTURE SESSIONS

Abstract

Background: Physiology is the core component of medical curriculum. It is usually taught using didactic lectures. But didactic lectures are usually monotonus. Interactive lecturing can be an effective strategy towards active learning by the students. AIM:To introduce interactive teaching in Physiology to make learning more interesting. Methodology: Few sessions of interactive teaching were conducted during lecture classes on a particular topic of Physiology. Responses of students and faculties were recorded on prevalidated feedback questionnaires on 5 point Likert scale Results: Students showed positive response towards interactive teaching learning method. Faculty members were in agreement that interactive teaching increases active learning, condence of students and help them in better learning of the subject. Conclusions:It can be concluded from present study that interactive teaching is well accepted by both faculties and students.