Perceptions of the learning environment,learning preferences,and approaches to studying among medical students in Pakistan |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan;2. Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, United Kingdom;3. Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Punjab 54550, Pakistan;4. Internal Medicine Residency, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45220, United States;1. Department of Mathematics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, ROC;2. Department of Mathematics, National Taiwan Normal University, 88 Sec 4 Ting-Chou Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, ROC;1. Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Gaotanyan Street 30, Chongqing 400038, People’s Republic of China;2. Biomedical Analysis Center, College of Basic Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Gaotanyan Street 30, Chongqing 400038, People’s Republic of China;1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, 4801 Alberta Ave, El Paso, TX 79905, USA;2. Center for Advanced Teaching and Assessment in Clinical Simulation (ATACS), Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, 5001 El Paso Dr, El Paso, TX 79905, USA |
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| Abstract: | Students at a Pakistani medical college were surveyed using instruments taken from Western research. The students who rated their courses positively tended to adopt an organised approach in their learning and studying. The students who perceived that their assessment and workload were inappropriate preferred a transmissive approach to teaching and adopted a surface approach in their learning and studying. The students who preferred a student-centred approach to teaching tended to adopt a deep approach in their learning and studying. This confirms the idea, well established in Western research, that there exists a strong relationship between students’ perceptions of their courses and the approaches that they adopt on those courses. However, the incorporation of problem-based learning in the medical curriculum had not led to any enhancement of their perceptions and preferences, nor had it led to an unambiguous improvement in their approaches to studying. This is attributed to the hybrid nature of their programmes, in which problem-based activities were combined with more conventional forms of teaching and assessment, and to the anxiety and stress which seem to be common among students at medical schools in Pakistan. |
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| Keywords: | Approaches to studying Learning preferences Medical students Pakistan Perceptions of the learning environment Problem-based learning |
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