Application and thinking of group cooperative learning in practice lesson of epidemiology
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-1485.2014.04.004
- VernacularTitle:分组合作学习在流行病学实习课中的实施与思考
- Author:
Fan WANG
;
Haibo ZHOU
;
Yashuang ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Group cooperative learning;
Preventive medicine;
Epidemiology;
The practice teaching
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2014;13(4):338-340
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Group cooperative learning is a modem education model.In order to prompt the exploration of the education model in the practice lesson of epidemiology,group cooperative learning method was adopted.There are five key steps for the conduction of group cooperative learning,including task assignment(learning points,research topics,and infomation retrieval) 3-5 days before the task is done,reviewing the key theoretical contents,requiring students to refer to inf'ormation; organizing students to review the theoretical knowledge; students' discussion and making PPT in small groups,team report by representatives,and summing up by teachers at last.Teachers should pay attention to the rationality of interior structure and group members' work.Choosing a proper research subject is very important for arousing the students' interest of study.Based on the active classroom atmosphere and students' feedback,group cooperative learning method plays an important role in promoting the teaching efficiency of practice lesson.However,there are still insufficiencies to be improved.