Abstract
This study was conducted to compare teaching gynecology and infertility courses with both lecture and peer methods. In 2018, a quasi-experimental study was designed at the midwifery department of a state university in Iran. A total of 32 midwifery students were participated in the study. During the first eight sessions, 50% of the course content was taught in the form of same-level peer – teaching. The last eight sessions of the course were taught by lecture. At the end of each session, students were given a post-test, also midterm and final exam. At the end of exams, each student was asked to complete a questionnaire assessing students' perception about teaching methods. The average mid- term exam score for peer – teaching (34.5 ± 5.5 ) was significantly (p<0.01 ) higher than the lecture method (30.4 ± 5.8 ), as well as average final exam score (7.2 ± 1.5 vs. 5.8 ± 1.6 ). The average overall student perception score for the peer – teaching method was significantly (p<0.01 ) higher than the corresponding score for the lecture method (86.8 ± 11.5 vs. 74.1 ± 12.4 ). Using the peer education as a complementary method in teaching theoretical courses along with the traditional lecture method seems to be appropriate.
Highlights
Education is vital for social, political and economic development and effective teaching is crucial for the success of any educational system
In order to be effective, a particular teaching method needs to take into account the characteristic of the learner, type of learning, and the nature of the subject matter
The total students perception score for peer teaching method was significantly greater than lecture method
Summary
Education is vital for social, political and economic development and effective teaching is crucial for the success of any educational system. For effective learning to take place, an appropriate teaching method must be adopted. In order to be effective, a particular teaching method needs to take into account the characteristic of the learner, type of learning, and the nature of the subject matter. Traditional teaching methods are one-dimensional educational approaches where educator is the sole provider of knowledge. In modern or active teaching methods, learners are actively involved in learning process and educator role is to ease the process of learning and develop cognitive, emotional and learning characteristics of the learners.
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