Original Article
Medical Students’ Perception and Satisfaction towards Team-Based Learning at Alfajr College for Science and Technology, Sudan, 2022
Sara O. Ali1, Sahar E. G. Osman2*, Ahmad
I. A. Abdullah3, Mohammed E. A. Alameen4
1 Program of Medicine, Alfajr College for Science and
Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
2 Department of Histopathology and Cytology, Medical
Laboratory Science Program,
Alfajr College for Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
3 Program
of Medicine, Alfajr College for Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
4 Dean of Alfajr College
for Science and Technology Khartoum,
Sudan
*Corresponding Author:
Sahar Elderdiri Gafar Osman, Assistant professor, Department of Histopathology
and Cytology, Medical Laboratory Science Program, Alfajr College for Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
Email: sahardirdery@yahoo.com
Abstract
Background:
Team-based learning (TBL) is an active
learning strategy that provides learners with opportunities to apply conceptual
information through a series of activities that include individual work, group work and instant
feedback. It is defined as an
evidence-based cooperative learning
educational strategy designed
around modules that are taught in three stages; learners preparation;
individual and group readiness assessment test; and finally, team application.
Aim: The study
aimed to assess
the perception and satisfaction of medical students towards TBL at Alfajr Collage for
Science and Technology.
Methodology: The study was a cross-sectional study, conducted at
Alfajr College for Science and Technology in the year 2022. The targeted group
was students from the
fourth and fifth levels; the data was collected through
a self-administered online interview using a pretested
structured questionnaire. The data were entered, cleaned, and analyzed using SPSS version
25. The chi-square test was used for categorical variables.
Results:
Of 131 interviewed medical students,
females were the majority constituting 61%. More than half (53%) of the students
found that their performance
on the examination is affected
positively by their
participation in TBL; and the fifth-
year students stated that they benefited much from TBL specifically in the
surgery course. Nearly 90% of students were satisfied with the TBL approach and they felt that they would recommend
the TBL program to other universities in Sudan. There was a significant correlation
between the female gender and the perception of the usefulness of TBL (p value = 0.009).
Conclusion: Medical students at Alfajr College had positive perception towards TBL and the majority of students were satisfied with the TBL approach. The number of TBL activities during the course was crucial to reinforce the students' benefit from this type of activity. This was reflected in the students' opinion of the benefits of TBL in the surgery course, which happened to have the largest number of activities compared to other courses.
Keywords: Team-Based Learning, Medical Students, Perception, Satisfaction, Sudan
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