The Effect of E-Learning and Traditional Teaching Done Hand-in-Hand for First-Year M.B.B.S. Students

Abstract

Medical education is experimenting with different tools to make teaching-learning more compatible with the medical curriculum. One such addition is blended learning, which combines traditional teaching with e-learning. The study aims to assess the effectiveness of combining e-learning and traditional face-to-face gross anatomy teaching in undergraduate medical students. This collaborative study was done in the Department of Anatomy, A.C.S Medical College and Hospital, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute (Deemed to be University). One hundred fourteen students volunteered to participate in the study. Six topics from the gross anatomy of the abdomen were chosen for the study. An overall pre-test questionnaire was delivered with the didactic lectures. Another pre-test questionnaire was given about the selected topic before sharing the online learning materials. A post-test questionnaire in Google form was collected at the end of the day. Feedback was collected from all study participants.