Pathology crossword competition: an active and easy way of learning pathology in undergraduate medical education.
Pathology crossword competition: an active and easy way of learning pathology in undergraduate medical education.
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病理学填字游戏比赛：本科医学教育中学习病理学的一种积极而轻松的方式。
作者：
Htwe Tt;I. Sabaridah;Rajyaguru Km;Mazidah Am
介绍
为了顺应学生主动学习的趋势，必须引入新的策略，使学习更有趣，特别是在本科课程中。本研究旨在探讨学生在病理学填字游戏中的表现及认知，并评估学生对病理学疑难词汇的记忆能力。
方法
为马来西亚两批（2009年和2010年）第二阶段医学生举办了病理学纵横字谜比赛。填字游戏是使用在线应用程序准备的。准备了两组谜题，其中20个问题用于一般病理学评估，20个问题用于系统病理学评估。其目的是比较学生的近期和远程记忆能力，因为一般病理学是在进行系统病理学教学前一年教授的。每批12组，每组8-10名学生。调查问卷被用来评估学生对比赛的看法。进行描述性分析以比较性能。
结果
在2009和2010批次中，一般病理学中正确回答问题的平均得分分别为12.75和11.50。2009年和2010年的系统病理学平均得分分别为14.50和13.83。2009年的学生表现更好，但这在统计学上并不显著（p值> 0.05）。调查表的答复是肯定的。
结论
应用填字游戏作为一种新的策略是一个有用的和简单的方法，为本科医学生学习病理学。
INTRODUCTION
In line with the trend to engage students in active learning, it is imperative to introduce new strategies that make learning more interesting, especially in undergraduate curricula. This study aimed to determine students' performance and perception in pathology crosswords as an active way of learning and to assess their ability to memorise difficult terms in pathology.
METHODS
A crossword competition in pathology was conducted for two batches (year 2009 and 2010) of Phase 2 medical students in Malaysia. Crossword puzzles were prepared using an online application. Two sets of puzzles were prepared, with 20 questions for the assessment of general pathology and 20 for systemic pathology. The purpose was to compare the students' recent and remote memorising abilities, as general pathology was taught a year before proceeding to systemic pathology teaching. There were 12 groups per batch, with 8-10 students in a group. Survey questionnaires were used to assess the students' perception of the competition. Descriptive analysis was performed for comparison of performance.
RESULTS
The mean score of correctly answered questions in general pathology was 12.75 and 11.50 in batch 2009 and 2010, respectively. The mean score for systemic pathology was 14.50 in 2009 and 13.83 in 2010. Students in the 2009 batch performed better, but this was not statistically significant (p-value > 0.05). A positive response was observed from the questionnaires.
CONCLUSION
Applying crossword puzzles as a new strategy is a useful and easy way for undergraduate medical students to learn pathology.