Open AccessAsynchronous versus traditional teaching for MBBS undergraduate students-effectiveness and students perspectives - A pilot study
Author(s) -
Vijendra Chauhan,
Juhi Kalra,
Vinita Kalra,
Gita Negi,
Pradeep K. Agarwal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_260_18
Subject(s) - mathematics education , psychology , asynchronous communication , medical education , analysis of covariance , intervention (counseling) , teaching method , significant difference , medicine , computer science , computer network , machine learning , psychiatry
Traditional lectures continue to be one of the common ways of teaching practiced in medical schools across India. However, there are many other effective ways of teaching in large groups and lately e-learning modules, which can be synchronous, asynchronous, or blended, have been used to complement face-to-face interactions. E-assignments have been effectively used to engage students into meaningful learning.