Comparison between Efficacy of Flipped and Traditional Methods in Teaching- Learning Human Physiology

Abstract

Objective: To compare the efficacy of flipped classroom and traditional teaching techniques in topics from Physiology.
Method: It was a comparative descriptive study conducted at Physiology Department, Sharif Medical and Dental College , Lahore from July to September 2022. It included 100 second year M.B.B.S. students. Students were categorized into two groups (Group 1 & Group 2) comprising of 50 students each, by lottery method. Flipped technique was introduced for teaching two topics in Thyroid physiology to second year MBBS students. In the first part, Group 1 attended traditional lecture and Group 2 attended flipped technique. The same pretest and posttest was given before and immediately after each session. In the second part, the two groups were interchanged, where Group 2 attended traditional lecture and Group 1 attended flipped classroom technique. The data was entered in SPSS version 22 and analyzed.
Results: The significant p-value of posttest by both techniques showed that both teaching techniques do not equally enhance students' perception, and the mean value of traditional lecture technique is superior to the flipped technique to enhance the students' perception in Physiology.
Conclusion: In the present study the mean value of traditional lecture technique was superior to the flipped technique to enhance the students' perception regarding any study topic in Physiology.

How to cite: -Riaz Z, Javaid S, Abbasi SQ, Ahsan R, Quratulain, Fatima M, Mansoor G. Comparison between Efficacy
of Flipped and Traditional Methods in Teaching- Learning Human Physiology. Esculapio - JSIMS 2022;18(04):248-252