Implementation of structured team-based review enhances knowledge consolidation and academic performance of undergraduate medical students studying neuroscience

Team-based learning (TBL) provides a systematic approach to teaching and learning and promotes critical thinking and enhances medical educational activities and professional development. TBL-based didactic methodology has proven beneficial in enhancing learning and consolidating key educational conc...

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Published in:Advances in physiology education 2020-06, Vol.44 (2), p.232-238
Main Authors: Anwar, Khurshid, Kashir, Junaid, Sajid, Muhammad Raihan, Rasool, Abdul Jabar, Shaikh, Abdul Ahad, Ikram, Muhammad Faisal, Yaqinuddin, Ahmed, Alshedoukhy, Ahlam, Ganguly, Paul K
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Language:English
Subjects:
Comprehension
Curriculum
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Educational Measurement
Educational Status
Group Processes
Humans
Memory Consolidation
Models, Educational
Neurosciences - education
Program Evaluation
Students, Medical
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Summary:Team-based learning (TBL) provides a systematic approach to teaching and learning and promotes critical thinking and enhances medical educational activities and professional development. TBL-based didactic methodology has proven beneficial in enhancing learning and consolidating key educational concepts throughout educational curricula. Such areas of application include neuroscience, which is traditionally considered to be one of the most difficult disciplines to be taught in undergraduate medical courses to the point where the scientific literature reports "neurophobia" among undergraduate medical students. Herein, we report the design and application of a modified version of TBL, which we termed team-based review (TBR) throughout two cohorts of undergraduate medical students undertaking neuroscience. We show that our TBR methodology enhanced student understanding of neuroscience, increasing average marks and grades achieved in final exams, while also increasing the proportion of students obtaining higher grades. Application of TBR also improved marks obtained by students throughout continuous assessment (midterms, TBL, and problem-based learning grades). In surveys taken following final exams, students strongly felt that TBR enhanced their learning experience and aided knowledge acquisition, consolidation, and exam preparation. Collectively, we show that TBR-based methodology was effective in enhancing the student learning experience and performance in neuroscience and could potentially be successfully used to enhance performance and learning in other subjects in the undergraduate medical curriculum.
ISSN:1043-4046
1522-1229
DOI:10.1152/advan.00162.2019