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Concept mapping improves academic performance in problem solving questions in Biochemistry subject.

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Mukhtiar Baig Mukhtiar Baig, PhD, MHPE. Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA
Saba Tariq Department of Pharmacology, University Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Rehana Rehman Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Sobia Ali Department of Medical Education, Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
Zohair J. Gazzaz Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of concept mapping (CM) on the academic performance of medical students’ in problem-solving as well as in declarative knowledge questions and their perception regarding CM. Methods: The present analytical and questionnaire-based study was carried out at Bahria University Medical and Dental College (BUMDC), Karachi, Pakistan. In this analytical study, students were assessed with problem-solving questions (A-type MCQs), and declarative knowledge questions (short essay questions), and 50% of the questions were from the topics learned by CM. Students also filled a 10-item, 3-point Likert scale questionnaire about their perception regarding the effectiveness of the CM approach, and two open-ended questions were also asked. Results: There was a significant difference in the marks obtained in those problem-solving questions, which were learned by CM as compared to those topics which were taught by the traditional lectures (p
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Page(s) 801-805
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Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical Research, Volume: 55, Issue: 4, Year: 2016

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