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STUDENTS’ VERSUS TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVE REGARDING TEACHING METHODOLOGIES IN ALLAMA IQBAL MEDICAL COLLEGE

Dr Fatima Azmat, Dr. Farayah shafqat, Dr. Fakiha Afzal Sani

Background: Till now mostly students’ perspectives have been obtained regarding teaching methodologies in medical schools but in our study we attempted to conduct a comparative study to find out perceptions and preferences of both teachers and students. Objective: • To evaluate the satisfaction level regarding current teaching system in our college. • To find out both the preferred and least preferred teaching methods. • To do a comparative analysis of students’ and teachers’ perceptions. Material and Methods: Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Study Setting and duration: We conducted our study in Allama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC), Lahore for the duration of 3 months I-e April to June 2016. Inclusion criteria: Only students of MBBS were randomly selected. Similarly only those members of faculty were given questionnaires who teach MBBS classes. Data Collection and analysis: Out of 175 respondents 100 were students and 75 were teachers. Collected data was analyzed using SPSS version 21.0 and various statistical formulas were applied. Results: The stats regarding satisfaction level of current teaching system in AIMC showed that among students 33% agree and 5% strongly agree with it whereas among teachers 53.7% agree and 2.7% strongly agree with it. Conclusions: Teachers and students are not fully satisfied with the current teaching methodologies in AIMC. Both preferred animation based lectures, practical session, problem based learning, and power point lectures. Difference of opinions is found among students and teachers regarding lecture time duration, accessibility of teachers, small group teaching and use of white board in lectures. Key words: teachers, students, perspective, teaching methodologies.