Open AccessEffect of Pre-Lecture Medical Terminology Guidance on Students’ Academic Achievement and Class Participation
Author(s) -
Hasan Al-Wadi,
Yusuf Sayed Sharaf Alkhabbaz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-6052
pISSN - 1927-6044
DOI - 10.5430/ijhe.v8n6p138
Subject(s) - terminology , memorization , class (philosophy) , vocabulary , medical terminology , medical education , psychology , mathematics education , intervention (counseling) , medicine , computer science , nursing , linguistics , artificial intelligence , philosophy , psychiatry
Comprehending English medical terms represents a major obstacle for medical students, especially the none-native English speaking learners that might lead some of them to failure sometimes. This study was intended to examine the usefulness of a “pre-lecture medical terminology guide” in improving those students’ academic achievement and class participation during their study of a physiotherapy course. A two-cycle approach of intervention was followed implementing a written pre-lecture guide in the first cycle, and a written pre-lecture guide with a 5-minute explanatory lecture in the second cycle. The obtained results showed a slight improvement in students’ scoring in the first cycle, but a significant one during the second cycle. In addition, the findings revealed students’ preference of pre-lecture medical terminology guide with a 5-minute explanatory lecture as an effective teaching method for them to understand the medical terms in English. The students also showed a positive feedback towards the pre-lecture guide and felt it helped them understand and memorize difficult medical vocabulary more easily. They also believed that the same technique should be used with other physiotherapy classes.