Students Perception on Teaching Learning and Evaluation Methodologies Applied in Physiology

Authors

  • Rajani Santhakumari Nagothu, Yogananda Reddy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijop.v7i3.154

Keywords:

Perception, Medical Education, Teaching Learning Methods, assessment, performance.

Abstract

Background

Outgoing students from some colleges in particular from the central and some specific state medical colleges are better equipped with knowledge, skills and attitude than the rest. On the contrary some medical colleges produce inefficient medical graduates. This article is an initiate in finding out the best teaching learning and assessment methods in physiology from the students’ perspective, to reduce the knowledge and skill gap between the students of different medical colleges. In the regular departmental meetings on better performance of the students, it is much needed to take the feedback from the faculty members also for improving teaching learning and evaluation methods in any educational institutions including medical colleges.

Aim

To record and analyse the feedback from the students on present teaching learning and the evaluation methods used in the department of physiology in a medical college in South Indian state of Telangana.

Materials and Method

The present study was conducted on 68 first year under graduate medical students. Two sets of questionnaires were used for acquisition of qualitative and quantitative data.

Results

Much need to change in the present teaching learning and evaluation methods.

Conclusion

All the students felt that many changes are required in the present teaching learning and evaluation methods for better performance of the students.

Author Biography

  • Rajani Santhakumari Nagothu, Yogananda Reddy

    Nagothu Rajani Santhakumari1, Reddy Yogananda2,*

    1Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

    2Professor, Dept of Physiology, SVS Medical College, Mahabubnagar

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Published

2019-07-25

How to Cite

Students Perception on Teaching Learning and Evaluation Methodologies Applied in Physiology. (2019). International Journal of Physiology, 7(3), 164-168. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijop.v7i3.154