Abstract
Background:For a medical student to blossom into a competent doctor with critical thinkingand decision-making skills, appropriate learning techniques that will enhance his learning anddevelop higher-order thinking skills are needed. Concept mapping is a learning technique thatcreates a mind map. It serves to represent information in a structured format with appropriate linkage and sequencing.
 Objective:This article describes a concept mapping workshop that wasorganized in our institution, our pre- and post-test results and the feedback we received.
 Materialsand methods:An innovative workshop on “Learning by concept mapping” was organized forfirst year MBBS students. Twelve facilitators and 150 students participated. The workshopbegan with an introductory talk on concept mapping. Then, a demonstration on how to createconcept maps was given. This was followed by a hands – on session where the students createdtheir own concept maps under the guidance of facilitators. Pre- and post-tests were administeredand feedback on the workshop was taken.
 Results and Discussion:Statistical analysis showedsignificant improvement betweenpre- and post-test scores. Participants appreciated the workshopand felt that concept mapping was an innovative way of learning and could help in assimilatingcomplicated subject matter.
 Conclusion:Concept mapping, asa learning technique, can lead toa meaningful learning experience. Such innovative approaches to learning are welcomed bystudents.
 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(1) 2021 p.115-121
Highlights
Modern medicine is growing at aphenomenal pace and the explosion of information with each new day is mind-boggling.While medical education has always been a heavy academic burden for any budding doctor, recent times have seen this load increase manyfold
We have described a concept mapping workshop that was organized in our institution for first year MBBS students, our pre- and post-test evaluation results and the feedback we received
Through a workshop, we introduced our students to a new technique of learning called concept mapping and sought to analyze, using the pre- and post-test scores, its effectiveness in helping them with the learning process
Summary
Modern medicine is growing at aphenomenal pace and the explosion of information with each new day is mind-boggling.While medical education has always been a heavy academic burden for any budding doctor, recent times have seen this load increase manyfold. As teachers in medical colleges, we need to be able to help learners with this load and thusfacilitate the learning process. Concept mapping is a learning technique that creates a mind map. It serves to represent information in a structured format with appropriate linkage and sequencing. Participants appreciated the workshop and felt that concept mapping was an innovative way of learning and could help in assimilating complicated subject matter.Conclusion:Concept mapping, asa learning technique, can lead to a meaningful learning experience. Such innovative approaches to learning are welcomed by students.
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