A survey on the knowledge and perception of computer assisted learning among undergraduate medical students in a tertiary care teaching institute of North India

Authors

  • Amita Jindal Department of Pharmacology, GGS Medical College (BFUHS), Faridkot, Punjab, India
  • Raj Kumar Department of Pharmacology, GGS Medical College (BFUHS), Faridkot, Punjab, India
  • Nagma Bansal Department of Pharmacology, GGS Medical College (BFUHS), Faridkot, Punjab, India
  • Kamalpreet Kaur Department of Pharmacology, GGS Medical College (BFUHS), Faridkot, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20181635

Keywords:

Alternated to animal experiments, CAL (Computer assisted learning), CSMs (Computer simulated models)

Abstract

Background: Computer assisted learning (CAL) in the classroom as well as laboratory in the medical profession has been rising in the present scenario worldwide. CAL can replace laboratory based animal experiments to a large extent and prevent the unnecessary harm or killing of animals. In India, only few studies have been conducted on CAL till date. Aims and objective of the study was to evaluate the knowledge and perception on CAL among undergraduate medical students.

Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out on the medical students (MBBS-Second Professional) in the department of pharmacology at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India. Feedback was obtained from 105 students who had already performed animal experiments in CAL laboratory.

Results: It was seen that Computer simulated models (CSMs) are useful for undergraduate teaching (by 98.1%), CAL enrich learning experience about drug effects (by 97.1%), CSMs in CAL is user friendly (by 97.1%) and use of CSMs in teaching is ethical (by 97.1%).

Conclusions: CAL is an innovative teaching and learning technique for the medical students. This is an effective mode of teaching pharmacology to the students and it also helps the students to apply their theoretical knowledge of drugs to the practical aspects (without use of animal) on computer simulated models.

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2018-04-23

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Jindal, A., Kumar, R., Bansal, N., & Kaur, K. (2018). A survey on the knowledge and perception of computer assisted learning among undergraduate medical students in a tertiary care teaching institute of North India. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 7(5), 917–921. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20181635

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