Role of Small Group Interaction Sessions (SGIS) among Medical students

Role of small group interaction sessions among medical students

Abstract

Introduction: The effectiveness of the teaching tools can be evaluated through the student feedback on the active learning strategies implemented by educationists.
Objectives: To evaluate the student perceptions of the usefulness of small group interaction session in medical college using conventional or problem based Learning (PBL) teaching methodology.
Materials and method: The study was carried out among 120 students of second year MBBS students. Student’s perception of the usefulness of small interactive session was evaluated through feedback, in the form of a questionnaire. They were divided as two batches with two different strategies (Group I PBL, and Group II conventional). Data was entered and compared using SPSS version 15. The significance noted with the chi square test application, the p value <0.5 was noted.
Results: The feedback of 120 students of both groups (I & 2), revealed importance of small group interactive sessions in the understanding of content and skills, facilitation in the active learning. Significant difference in perception was found with respect to better interaction, confidence, clinical application and preparation for the final examinations.
Conclusion: The small group interactive session like Problem based learning (PBL) in combination of conventional teaching learning method is helps to student for better learning and understands the subject matter.