Reform of Teaching Methods and Content of "Introduction to Oncology"

Abstract

This study discusses the teaching reform of the methods and content of "Introduction to Oncology". A questionnaire is used to understand the subjective opinions on "Introduction to Oncology" among 63 students in the Department of Clinical Medicine, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities in 2019. The sample is divided into two classes, with 31 and 32 students, respectively. Class 1 is taught with a new method while class 2 is taught in the traditional means. The academic performances of the two classes are then compared through the final examination. The results of the questionnaire survey show that students subjectively believe that the two classes have significant differences in course teaching with clinical practice, humanistic knowledge and advanced technology, but no significant differences in ideological and political content. In the final examination, the average score of class 1 was 83, with the excellent rate of 85% and the pass rate of 100%, while the average score of class 2 was 72, with the excellent rate of 69% and the pass rate of 100%. The results show significant differences between the final exam scores of classes 1 and 2. Thus, this study shows that adopting new teaching methods can improve students’ academic performance. Keywords: introduction to oncology; teaching reform; teaching methods; teaching content