Students’ preference towards use of different teaching methods for medical microbiology

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to understand the MBBS student’s preference in teaching Medical Microbiology to provide them better teaching to improve their performance in examinations. The study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, Bidar Institute of Medical sciences, Bidar. 60 male (n=20) and female (n=40) second year MBBS students were included in the study. Students were asked to give their preference regarding five types of teaching methods followed at our institute (Black board alone, OHP (Over Head Projector) alone, Power Point presentation (PPT) alone, Over Head Projector (OHP) + Black board, PowerPoint presentation (PPT) + Black board) and also provided opportunity to write additional comments or suggestions for improving the teaching. In the present study, most of the students preferred combination of black board and power point presentation to teach Medical Microbiology. Hence, we recommend combination of both black board and power point presentation in teaching Medical Microbiology in our institute.