Role of Student Semiars in Teaching Physiology

• Published in: Pakistan journal of medicine and dentistry 2024-05, Vol.3 (3)
• Main Authors: Rehana Rehman, Syeda Umme Rubab Zaidi, Hina Moazzam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2313-7371; 2308-2593

Objective: To assess usefulness of student’s seminars in teaching of physiology. Methods: A cross sectional study conducted from January 2010 to December 2011. The students seminars were scheduled once in two months for a duration of 2 hours with at least three presentations. Presentation of 30 minutes carried by a group of four students was, followed by question and answer session. The response of students on usefulness of seminars was acquired through a questionnaire with three components; I) usefulness of seminars in understanding of Physiology acquired on 5 point Likert Scale strongly disagree (0) to strongly agree (5); II) useful for leaning capabilities on three point scale, not at all, to some extent and to a great extent, and III) comprised the free comment section. Frequency of responses was analyzed by SPSS version 11. Results: A total of 13 seminars were conducted by Department of Physiology. Response showed that 62 (71%) and 71(82%) were not able to understand content and difficult concepts of Physiology. Only 2(2%) rated its usefulness to understand pathological aspects, it did not help altogether in theory examination and only 5 (6%) rated its efficacy for practical examination. Working in group enabled them 42(48%) to interact with each other. Seminars helped in self directed learning with development of presentation and communication skills in 21(24%), 28 (32 %) and 32(37%) respectively. The students recommended this to be conducted in small groups. Conclusion: Students were not satisfied with the utility of seminars in teaching of Physiology and improvement in their learning capabilities. Key Words: Seminars, Teaching Methodologies, Learning Capabilities