Application and study on blended learning in practical training of acupuncture techniques / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of blended learning in practical training of acupuncture techniques.Methods Sophomores of acupuncture and Tuinaspeciality were divided into two groups based on classes,with 38 students in experimental group and 34 in control group,adopting blended learning and traditional method in teaching acupuncture techniques respectively.Blended learning mainly adopts mixed methods of both online "punch-card" on WeChat community and offline class learning.Post-test score of two groups were compared by independent samples t-test with SPSS 19.0.The teaching effect of blended learning was evaluated in students in experimental group by questionnaire survey.Results The total score of acupuncture techniques (4.73 ± 0.15) in experimental group were significantly higher than that of control group (4.27 ± 0.46) (t=5.588,P＜0.01) and students' satisfaction concerning the blended learning in experimental group was up to 88％ (22/25).Conclusion Blended learning can promote students' acupuncture skills and cultivate good study habits,making practice in class more targeted.More friendly online learning tools needs to be further developed.