EFFECTS OF E-LEARNING AS A TEACHING LEARNING METHOD IN MEDICAL EDUCATION

BACKGROUND According to the new curriculum, the duration of First MBBS has been reduced to one year and faculty was finding it difficult to complete the syllabus in prescribed time. This project explores the efficacy of E-Learning and an additional teaching learning method along with conventional methods. The objectives of this study is to measure the effects of E-learning in medical education. MATERIALS AND METHODS An E-learning module was created on four selected topics. Students were randomly divided into two groups and two separate Google groups were created. Both groups were exposed to E-Learning and conventional lecture. Student's perception on E-learning was assessed by questionnaire method and performance by post-test. RESULTS 72.8% liked E-Learning as an additional tool and 95.2% commented that it should be included in the curriculum 71.4% were accessing internet through mobiles; 28.6% commented they liked it to obtain complete notes and another 28.6% because of asynchronous access; 38.1% commented there was no direct contact with the faculty and 32.7% about poor access to internet. The mean mark for E-Learning post- test was 15.8 and lecture was 13.9, which were found to be statistically significant. CONCLUSION E-Learning as a teaching learning method produced statistically significant difference in post- test marks compared to conventional method and was liked by 72.8% students.