ABSTRACT
Objective: to assess the effectiveness of class-room lectures based upon students' feedback
Study design: cross sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: faculty of General Surgery Quaid-i-Azam Medical College, Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur, third year MBBS Students of sessions-2012-13 and 2013-14
Methodology: nine lectures were delivered to the students in each of the two consecutive sessions, during their rotation in surgical ward. The material of the lectures was integrated with relevant fundamental concepts of basic sciences. The lectures were inter-active. Formal feedback was obtained on a proforma in the last lecture of the term. Responses were quantified for statistical analysis by assigning numerical values to each attribute in ascending rank order, on six items questionnaire
Results: seventy-three students completed feedback form. Regarding general opinion about the lectures, 29[39.72%] students marked them as "good" and 44[60.27%] marked as "better than other lectures" on the same subject. When asked about their own behavior and attitude during the lectures, majority [60.27%] of the students ticked "attentive and interested". Replying to the question about learning from the lectures, seven students opined "some information", 25 [34.24%] acquired "sufficient knowledge" and majority [n=41 - 56.16%] gained "sufficient knowledge and clear concepts"
Conclusions: the conventional lecture continues to be an effective mode of instruction and liked by the students. The feedback can be utilized for improvement of instruction, and evaluation of teachers' performance