1.Task-based learning and team-based learning methods in the class of ethnic medicine
Zhenzhi MENG ; Xiufeng HUANG ; Jiaona LAN ; Yanping HUANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2015;14(6):580-583
Teachers applied task-based learning and Team-based learning methods in the course of ethnic medicine.Teaching contents were classified according to relations of different herbs and quantity of herbs in each chapter.7-9 students formed a learning group which was also called team.Learning groups prepared lessons before class,debated on different tasks such as herb identification and treatment prescription of clinical cases in class,and drew a conclusion after debates.Learning groups expounded their viewpoints and debated with other learning groups about different views.Teachers recorded and commented on viewpoints from each learning group.After class,through a questionnaire,teachers understood the students' feedback to the whole teaching process,and the effect of application of task driven and cooperative team learning got students' recognition.In the future,we will make some improvement by increasing the classroom comment,improving the preparation before class,increasing the efficiency of learning group presentation and debate time,enriching teachers' academic knowledge and improving their teaching skills.
2.Comparison of the effect of D-TBL and LBL teaching methods in the teaching of national medicine
Zhenzhi MENG ; Jiaona LAN ; Zhuofei MA ; Xiufeng HUANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2016;15(8):812-815
Objective To discuss task-based learning and team-based learning methods and lecture-based learning method in the class of ethnic medicine.Method 50 students in clinic medicine (general practice) of grade 2012 were selected as D-TBL group and 54 students in clinic medicine of grade 2013 were selected as LBL group.Both groups have teaching content,textbook,teachers,class hours in common.Effect of teaching was valued by tests,evaluation in students,questionnaires.SPSS was used to analyze scores of tests.T test was used.Results The correct answer rate?of subject items in D-TBL group was higher than that of LBL group and the difference had statistical significance [(94.56 ± 4.95)% vs.(29.26 ± 12.15)%,t=36.382,P=0.000).There was no significant difference between the correct answer rate of personal test in D-TBL group and objective item in the LBL group[(75.20 ± 11.82)% vs.(68.61 ± 14.65)%,t=2.512,P=0.374].There was no statistically significant difference between the correct answer rate of group test in D-TBL group and objective item in the LBL group[(84.25 ± 13.08)% vs.(68.61 ± 14.65)%,t=5.727,P=0.961].In Score table for members in every division,41(85.42%) students got straight A,7(14.58%) students got B and nobody got C.Feedback questionnaire showed 40(83.33%) students like D-TBL while 26(50.00%) students like LBL.Conclusion Most of students in D-TBL group like D-TBL.D-TBL and LBL cannot take the place of each other.In the future teaching,both methods should be used in different teaching periods according to their merits.