Impact of Active Learning Approach on Students Evaluation of Teaching

Tehreem Zulfiqar; Sadia Maqsood; Maria; Bisma Fatima Aslam; Mariyam Iftikhar Piracha; Usman Ilyas

doi:10.51273/esc23.2519222

Authors

Tehreem Zulfiqar Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Sadia Maqsood Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute. Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore
Maria Rural Health Center, Shaher Sultan, Muzaffargarh, Punjab
Bisma Fatima Aslam Azra Naheed Medical College, Lahore
Mariyam Iftikhar Piracha Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College, Lahore.
Usman Ilyas University of Management and Technology, Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51273/esc23.2519222

Keywords:

Active Learning, SET, Powerpoint, Whiteboard

Abstract

Objective: The present study was designed to evaluate the extent to which students were benefited from active learning approach of teaching. It was intended to check the usefulness of whiteboard as a teaching medium instead of more commonly used audio-visual aids like PowerPoint.
Method: It is a cross-sectional descriptive questionnaire-based study. Interactive teaching strategy was used instead of diagnostic lecture. Instructor used only whiteboard as a teaching medium encouraging interactivity. At the end of the session, 150 students filled the form which comprised of 12 statements regarding evaluation of the instructor. Students were supposed to respond to them according to 5-point Likertscale. Only students≥18 Years and those willing to fill the form were included in the study. Exclusion criteria included students not willing to fill the form and those returning incompletely filled forms. The reliability of form was checked using Cronbach's Alpha which came out to be 0.8 proving it to be reliable.
Results: The average overall score for the proforma was 54.5±3.901 out of 60. This showed that there was more positive perception about the instructor than negative after employing active learning approach.
Conclusion: From the results of thisstudy, it can be concluded that active learning approach using whiteboard along with enhanced student interactivity is an effective way of teaching

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