The effect of case‑based teaching and flipped classroom methods in comparison with lecture method on learning and satisfaction of internship students in surgery

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1 Department of Medical Education, Medical Education, Development Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Education, Medical Education, Development Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

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INTRODUCTION: Teaching is one of the most important needs of human societies, and selectingthe best method of teaching is so important to improve the teaching as well as learning of students.The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of case‑based teaching (CBT) and flippedclassroom methods in comparison with lecture method on students’ learning and satisfaction atinternship of Department of General Surgery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This experimental study was performed on fifty medical surgeryinternship students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2017. Students were randomlydivided into two groups of control group and intervention group. The data were collected by a posttestafter holding every class and a researcher‑made form for evaluating students’ satisfaction after theend of the project. The results of this study were analyzed by SPSS 21 software using descriptivestatistical methods (mean and standard deviation) and paired t‑test.RESULTS: The comparison of the mean posttest scores in the three classes showed that the meanscores of the students in the intervention group in the first and second sessions unlike the thirdsession were higher than that in the control group; this difference was statistically significant in thefirst session (P = 005) and the third session (P = 0.002). Students’ satisfaction with case‑basedlearning method (4.03 ± 0.87) was higher than that of lecture method (2.88 ± 0.78).CONCLUSION: In CBT and flipped classroom, students’ learning and the quality of teaching wereimproved. In addition, students were more satisfied with this method in comparison with the lecturemethod. However, it should be noted that the success of using this teaching method depends onchoosing the appropriate subject.

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