ABSTRACT
Objective:To explore effect of competitive teaching on clinical skill teaching of knee puncture and improve students' clinical skills.Methods:Students participated knee puncture course in September 2020 were randomly divided into experimental group (competitive teaching group) and control group (traditional teaching group). One month after the class, 90 students were randomly selected to participate knee puncture examination, including 39 in experimental group and 51 in control group, and their examination results were recorded and analyzed. The statistical analysis was conducted by t test and chi-square test. Results:The mean scores in experimental group were (84.18±7.21) points, which were statistically higher than these in the control group (80.17±10.51) points, P=0.044. On the other hand, there was no statistical difference between experimental and control group in the aspect of score distribution in each score section. Conclusion:Competitive teaching is beneficial for the improvement of students' overall grades and clinical skills.