Students' viewpoints on the educational methods used in Shaheed Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences

Background: an education of desirable quality is the one which ends in an effective learning. Students interest on the educational method used may enhance their learning

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Purpose: to determine Students' viewpoints on the educational methods offered in medical universities

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Methods: this cross sectional study investigates the student's viewpoints on the educational methods used in the medical university teaching. The cases were selected by randomized sampling and a questionnaire was completed by the subjects

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Results: of all subjects, 63% who were 24 years or older considered group discussion as the best educational method. 53.1% of the students valued group discussion as a prior educational method and 51% of the students deemed it an effective method while 13.4% preferred lectures and 75.3% marked "the professors skill and enthusiasm for teaching" a effective factor in the education process

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Conclusion: more interactive methods such lecture with question and answerers is rather a simple change but may improve the students' satisfaction