2019 Volume 3 Article ID: 2019-016
Lectures are an economical and efficient method of conveying information to large groups of students and are an important part of a teacher’s repertoire. Lectures of clinical medicine in medical schools are usually given by doctors from university hospitals. While doctors are effective in bedside and small-group teaching, some of them are ineffective in large group lectures. In this context, a lecture using the essence of team-based learning (TBL) was given to a hundred third-year medical students in a lecture theater. The students were given ten multiple choice “Readiness Assessment” questions to test their knowledge and problem-solving skills about allergies. They first answered the questions individually. Then in groups of five or six students, they discussed and answered them together using the scratch-off cards. A scratch-off card is an instant feedback tool for both the students and the lecturer to understand what the students know and what learning needs to be reinforced during the session. If there are difficulties faced in the implementation of standard TBL, this variant style of TBL is recommended to enhance lectures.
