Comparison of Surgery test scores using Concept Maps and Interactive Lectures among the Undergraduate Medical Students

  • Zubia Masood Baqai Medical University
  • Masood Jawaid
  • Moyn Aly
  • Zubair Muhammad
Keywords: Instructional strategy, concept maps, interactive lecture, surgery

Abstract

Objective: Concept Maps (CM) aid in the acquisition of new information, and comprehend prior knowledge with better retention. Their use is not explored in undergraduate surgical education in our country, hence this study aimed to compare the surgery test scores of undergraduate medical students taught by concept maps and interactive lectures.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study was carried out at the Department of Surgery, at a Private University Hospital among 60 students of fourth year MBBS from 2017-2018. The students were divided into Group-A taught by interactive lectures and Group-B taught by CM. Post class Multiple Choice Questions test was taken and scores were compared for immediate effects on knowledge and short term knowledge retention using the Unpaired t- test. A P-value of < 0.05 was considered significant.

Results: Our study reported a mean test score of 19.5 (2.75 ± 0.49) for the Group-A, while 21.1 (3.49 ± 0.65) for Group-B with a negative t value of 2.003 with a significant p-value of 0.05. This showed that the test scores of Group-A were lower than the scores of Group-B.

Conclusions: Concept Maps is an effective and promising way to give learners better understanding of complex concepts in short amounts of time. providing valuable evidence for instituting the use of concept maps as a continuous teaching strategy for medical students.

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.10.10526

How to cite this: Masood Z, Jawaid M, Aly SM, Muhammad Z. Comparison of Surgery test scores using Concept Maps and Interactive Lectures among the Undergraduate Medical Students. Pak J Med Sci. 2024;40(10):2305-2308. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.10.10526

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Published
2024-10-17
How to Cite
Masood, Z., Jawaid, M., Aly, M., & Muhammad, Z. (2024). Comparison of Surgery test scores using Concept Maps and Interactive Lectures among the Undergraduate Medical Students. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 40(10), 2305-2308. https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.10.10526
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