Application of participatory teaching in maternal and child health care teaching
Chunyi Chen, Hong Zhou, Haijun Wang, Lin An, Min Zhou, Shusheng Luo, Zhenyao Peng, Yu Zhou, Yanqiu Gao, Chuyun Kang, Xiaosong Zhang, Qianling Zhou, Xueyin Wang, Zheng Liu, Xiangrong Xu
Abstract
ObjectiveTo research the effectiveness of participatory teaching in maternal and child health care teaching.
MethodsOne hundred and fifty four undergraduate students Majoring in Preventive Medicine from School of Public Health, Peking University were selected as the subjects. Seventy six students in grade 2014 were selected as the experimental group and seventy eight students in grade 2013 as the control group. The experimental group used participatory teaching in small classes, while the control group used traditional teaching in large classes. Quantitative and qualitative research methods such as questionnaire survey and focus group discussion were used to evaluate the intervention effect of maternal and child health courses. Students' satisfaction and overall evaluation of the curriculum were compared and students' opinions and suggestions on participatory teaching in small classes were collected.
ResultsThe score of the experimental group in terms of overall satisfaction, good teaching, generic skills, clear goals and standards and appropriate workload were (4.24±0.78, 4.05±0.57, 4.07±0.55, 3.90±0.57, 3.49±0.78), which was higher than those in the control group (3.92±0.94, 3.79±0.76, 3.72±0.84, 3.59±0.63, 3.16±0.67) (all P<0.05). There were no statistically significant in the overall evaluation of the curriculum among the sub-groups in the intervention group (P>0.05). In focus group discussion, experimental group students had a better evaluation of participatory teaching in small classes and put forward suggestions for curriculum improvement.
ConclusionsParticipatory teaching in maternal and child health care can help to improve student's curriculum experience, satisfaction and basic skills. The teaching effectiveness of each small class has good parallelism. Participatory teaching is feasible in maternal and child health courses.
Key words:
Participatory teaching; Maternal and child health care; Course experience questionnaire; Preventive medicine
Contributor Information
Chunyi Chen
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Hong Zhou
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Haijun Wang
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Lin An
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Min Zhou
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
Shusheng Luo
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Zhenyao Peng
Administrative Office, Haidian Maternal &
Child Health Hospital, Beijing 100080, China
Yu Zhou
Department of Science and Education, Haidian Maternal &
Child Health Hospital, Beijing 100080, China
Yanqiu Gao
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Chuyun Kang
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Xiaosong Zhang
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
Qianling Zhou
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Xueyin Wang
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
Zheng Liu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Xiangrong Xu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
