Effectiveness of Teaching Medical Undergraduates Using Information Technology as Compared to Traditional Classroom Lectures: A Cross-Sectional Study

Rakesh Kumar Misra¹ & Ashish Vinodkumar Batra^2*

¹Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Ananta Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Rajsamand, Rajasthan
²Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Ananta Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Rajsamand, Rajasthan

Dr. Ashish Vinodkumar Batra, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Ananta Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Rajsamand, Rajasthan.

Keywords: Audio-Visual Aids; PPT Lectures; Oral Lectures; Medical Education; Teaching Faculty Efficiency

Abstract

Introduction
The formal lecture is among the oldest teaching methods that have been widely used in higher education for generations. They are strong techniques that help get a large amount of theoretical information at once, give the ability to support a complementary study of books or other material, by amplifying or explaining key points. But it is ineffective in actively engaging the learners. Electronic resources are now widely acknowledged as an excellent means to support learning. The aim of this study was to investigate if the faculty using Information technology for teaching is more efficient in imparting knowledge to medical undergraduates as compared to those that give traditional classroom lectures.
Methods
141 students were present on the day of the lectures. They were given 2 lectures. 1st lecture was given using the traditional method i.e. the oral narrative, while the 2nd lecture was given using Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT) presentation. Students’ feedback was collected after both lectures had ended, through a pre-structured questionnaire. For each of the two methods, the students were asked to rank each item of the questionnaire on a five-point Likert scale.

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