Mind Mapping as a Novel Method in Teaching the Morphology of Skin Lesions: A Quasi-Experimental Study

• Published in: Journal of advances in medical education & professionalism 2023-04, Vol.11 (2), p.80-85
• Main Authors: Palaniappan, Vijayasankar, Karthikeyan, Kaliaperumal, Mohan, Reenaa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: dermatology; medical education; mind mapping; Original
• ISSN: 2322-2220; 2322-3561
• DOI: 10.30476/JAMP.2023.97240.1750

Mind mapping is a visual mapping technique used in a few disciplines of medical education to represent ideas linked to and arranged around a central core idea or topic through different subtopics/categories. We aimed to utilize this technique to teach the undergraduate medical students the morphology of skin lesions and assess its effectiveness. This pre- and post-test quasi-experimental study was done among 144 undergraduate medical students. A total of 144 students were selected, and odd and even roll numbers were categorized into two groups using simple random sampling. Group 1 (intervention group) students were taught using mind mapping technique and Group 2 (control group) with traditional lecture-based teaching. A Computer-Assisted pre-test and post-test were carried out. A feedback questionnaire was administered to the intervention group to explore the students' perceptions regarding mind mapping as a learning tool. The data were analysed using SPSS software (version 16), and the difference in the mean pre- and post-test scores was found using independent sampled-t-test. Pre and post-test score distribution was 5.04±1.27 and 11.44±2.52 (p-value=