IJAR.2024.183
Type of Article: Original Research
Volume 13; Issue 1 (March 2025)
Page No.: 9094-9101
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2024.183
Impact of Self-Directed Learning (SDL) in Anatomy among first year Medical Students in Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) Curriculum
Nirmalya Saha *1, Vaibhav Anjankar 2.
*1 Professor of Anatomy, Tripura Medical College & Dr. B.R.A.M. Teaching Hospital, Agartala, Tripura (West), India. ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9650-7265
2 Professor of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research (DMIHER), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India. ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3033-2239
Corresponding author: Dr. Nirmalya Saha, Professor of Anatomy, Tripura Medical College & Dr. B.R.A.M. Teaching Hospital, Agartala, Tripura (West), India. E-Mail: nirmalya17799@gmail.com
Abstract:
Background: The Indian Medical Graduate (IMG) needed to be a life-long learner by self-directed learning. The majority of the classes for first-year medical students were taken by anatomy, with a large number of competencies. So, it was of utmost importance to know whether implementing self-directed learning (SDL) among first-year medical students of anatomy had led them to become self-directed learners? So, the objectives were to assess the impact of SDL in anatomy among first-year medical students and to evaluate the attitude of them towards SDL.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 first-year medical students for 06 months. SDL orientation session on Anatomy was conducted, followed by a pre-test on SDL by Self-Rating Scale for Self-Directed Learning (SRSSDL) Tool in the first session of SDL. Four SDL classes with assessment and evaluation of the attitude of students on SDL were conducted. In the 6th SDL session, a post-test on SDL was conducted for evaluation of attitude on SDL.
Results: Statistically significant increase in post-test score was observed than pre-test score. Almost 1/3rd of students definitely needed guidance with specific changes and re-structuring the methods of learning. Majority of students were between moderate range on SRSSDL Tool scoring. In SDL Session 6, majority of the students (80%) had high score on that tool.
Conclusion: Majority of students were identified as half way to self-directed learner before commencement of SDL sessions. After completion of all the SDL sessions, majority of the students had become towards effective self-directed learner.
Key words: Competency Based Medical Education (CBME), Indian Medical Graduate (IMG), Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), Self Directed Learning (SDL), Self-Rating Scale for Self-Directed Learning (SRSSDL).
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