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Conventional teaching remains effective in teaching medical biochemistry in BPKIHS, Nepal, although students enjoy supplementary computer teaching
Author(s) -
Koner B. C.,
Lamsal M.,
Banerjee B. D.,
Baralb N.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
biochemistry and molecular biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1539-3429
pISSN - 1470-8175
DOI - 10.1111/j.1539-3429.2001.tb00099.x
Subject(s) - facilitator , session (web analytics) , subject (documents) , computer assisted instruction , teaching method , function (biology) , the internet , computer science , medical education , mathematics education , multimedia , psychology , world wide web , medicine , biology , social psychology , evolutionary biology
Abstract A computer program down loaded from the Internet was used as a tutorial to teach the structure‐function relationship of MHC molecule to MBBS students of BPKIHS, a medical college in Nepal. The computer‐aided teaching session, with a facilitator from the biochemistry faculty, was found to be more interesting to the students although learning outcomes were not enhanced by comparison to sessions using only conventional tools. A non‐subject expert presenting the computer tutorial failed to generate interest in the topic, and the achievement of learning objectives by the students was inferior. We conclude that the interaction with a biochemistry subject expert was crucial for success in our use of computer‐aided teaching sessions on the structure‐function relationship of proteins. The results are discussed with attention to the role of computer‐aided instruction in medical colleges in a developing country (Nepal). © 2001 IUBMB. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.