Pause procedure to enhance learning during the lectures in Medical Colleges:

Zafar Ali  Chaudhry; Muhammad Tahir Bashir  Malik; Ayesha  Ayub; Aamir Imtiaz  Khan; Moin  Anwar; Mahnoor  Shakeel

doi:10.37723/jumdc.v15i2.987

Zafar Ali Chaudhry Vice Chancellor, Department of Medical Education, Faisalabad Medical University, Sargodha Road Faisalabad.
Muhammad Tahir Bashir Malik Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Faisalabad Medical University, Sargodha Road ,Faisalabad.
Ayesha Ayub Senior Demonstrator, Department of Medical Education, Faisalabad Medical University, Sargodha Road ,Faisalabad.
Aamir Imtiaz Khan Senior Registrar, Department of Urology, Faisalabad Medical University, Sargodha Road Faisalabad.
Moin Anwar Senior Registrar, Department of Urology, Faisalabad Medical University, Sargodha Road Faisalabad.
Mahnoor Shakeel MBSS Student, Shalamar Medical College, Lahore.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37723/jumdc.v15i2.987

Keywords: Medical Students, Medical Education, Attention.

Abstract

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Lectures are still the most appropriate and practical way of conveying knowledge in available limited resources but their effectiveness is very debatable. The pause procedure is a strategy that uses strategic pauses in a lecture to help students overcome this problem. The objective of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of pausing to enhance learning during lectures in medical colleges.

METHODOLOGY: After institutional permission # 48.ERC/FMU/2023-24.384, this comparative cross-sectional study was conducted on fourth-year MBBS students (the whole Batch was involved, which comes to the urology ward) in a public sector medical institution. The technique of taking a clarification pause during the long sessions (equal to or more than 45 minutes) was utilized and feedback was taken.

RESULTS: Student satisfaction was described by 75% of students in Method-A (taught with pausing technique) and 48% of the students in Method-B (taught without pausing) (p=0.018). Maintaining the attention span till the end of the lecture was described by 74% of Method-A and 34% of Method-B students (p≤0.001). Clarity of the topic was described by 82% with A and 51 % with B students(p≤0.001). The mean MCQ score of the students group after method A was 62% and 52% with B.

CONCLUSION: The pause procedure is an effective methodology to improve learning and academic performance in undergraduate medical students without causing any added burden.

Pause procedure to enhance learning during the lectures in Medical Colleges

Pause procedure to enhance learning.

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