Effective lecture delivery; The medical students' perspective

ABSTRACT

To assess the perceptions of medical students regarding characteristics of effective delivery of lectures. To make suggestions to promote active listening during Iecture. To give recommendations regarding organization of lecture. Primary data collected by administration of Structured Questionnaire. Descriptive Cross-sectional. University Medical College, University of Lahore. August to September 2011. The study population comprised of 580 students studying at University Medical College of University of Lahore. The study sample was comprised of 123 students, 63 male and 62 female. The sample was determined by using non-probability convenience sampling technique. The study variables included socio-economic demographic and characteristic related to teaching skills and delivery of lectures. The most important effective lecture delivery characteristics noted by the respondents of this study in order of were prior knowledge of the topic [87.8%], subject knowledge [82.9%], basic lecturing skills [77.2%], organization of the lecture [76.5%] and clarity [74%] of the lecturer regarding the underlying concepts. Majority of respondents reported the onset of boredom 20 minutes after the beginning of the lecture [37.4%] and during last 20 minutes [41.5%] in a lecture spanning over 60 minutes. The majority of respondents [78%] felt that they are motivated by the lecture. The most frequent characteristic required for effective teaching was prior knowledge of topic by students before the delivery. This study concludes promoting the friendly atmosphere during the delivery of the lecture.