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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
'Blended learning' as an effective teaching and learning strategy in clinical medicine: A comparative cross-sectional university-based study
Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, Volume 8, No. 1, Year 2013
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Objective: Blended learning is a relatively new technology-based teaching approach. Few attempts have been made to use this approach in medical education. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of blended learning in studying family medicine as an example of a clinical medical science. Methods: This comparative cross-sectional study involved 121 fourth-year medical students, at the clinical phase of a family medicine course at the College of Medicine, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The students were randomly divided into two groups: 61 taught by the traditional approach (face-to-face) and 60 taught by blended learning (both electronic and face-to-face). The effect of blended learning was evaluated from responses to the Dundee 'ready education environment measure' questionnaire. Clinical skills were assessed with the 'objective structured clinical examination'; knowledge gain was assessed from a written multiple-choice examination; and problem-solving, critical thinking, decision-making skills and attitude were assessed in written and oral examinations based on clinical scenarios. Results: Blended learning was statistically significantly better than traditional learning in all domains of the educational environment, except for social perception, and in all types of examination: written, objective structured clinical and case scenarios. Conclusion: The findings suggest that medical students, as adult learners, are open to new methods of learning. The blended learning approach is an effective method for teaching family medicine and may be applicable to other clinical medical sciences. © 2013 Taibah University. Production and hosting by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Makhdoom, Naeem
Saudi Arabia, Madinah
Taibah University
Khoshhal, Khalid
Saudi Arabia, Madinah
Taibah University
Algaidi, Sami Awda
Saudi Arabia, Madinah
Taibah University
Heissam, Khaled Sayed
Egypt, Ismailia
Faculty of Medicine
Zolaly, Mohammed
Saudi Arabia, Madinah
Taibah University
Statistics
Citations: 119
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jtumed.2013.01.002
ISSN:
16583612
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative