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American Journal of Public Health Research. 2015, 3(5A), 160-173
DOI: 10.12691/AJPHR-3-5A-35
Research Article

Value and Price of Teaching-Learning Aids in Curricular Health Trainings in India

Pushpa Potaliya1, , Ranabir Pal2 and Surajit Ghatak1

1Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

2Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Pub. Date: October 28, 2015
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Health Scenario 2015; Millennium Development Goals)
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Pushpa Potaliya, Ranabir Pal and Surajit Ghatak. Value and Price of Teaching-Learning Aids in Curricular Health Trainings in India. American Journal of Public Health Research. 2015; 3(5A):160-173. doi: 10.12691/AJPHR-3-5A-35

Abstract

Background: Teaching-learning (T-L) aids are being used for long time in medical education. With the technology and electronic revolution newer medical education aids are increasingly being applied that needs evaluation. Objective: To assess the overall impact of audio-visual aids in teaching-learning of medical students in India. Methods: Literature search for data sources were done through an extensive search in indexed literature and website based educational research reports. Altogether 92 studies were identified from 300 potentially pertinent articles. A broad criterion to define both physical instruments and educational instruments has been used for searching the comments. Moreover, we have utilized personal resources and from individual collections. Results: Outcomes of use of teaching-learning aids in undergraduate medical education varied largely with conventional and innovative methods, with few studies using different parameters and learning (unspecified) aids, innovative technology, and amalgamation of them. The researchers noted that in general the learning experience was not significantly dependent on the aids used during sharing knowledge and expertise, though some of the studies showed marginal and tangential benefits while the capacity of the facilitator matters most. Conclusions: In the last place it is the man behind the machine that imparts communication in health care scenario.

Keywords

teaching-learning aids, medical, dental

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