C Madl1, G Keyßer. 1. Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120, Halle/Saale, Deutschland, christin@madl-online.de.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Recently, new teaching methods, such as internet-based e-learning, have gained importance at German universities. At the same time, however, students see fewer patients with rheumatic diseases during their medical education. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to compare the gain of knowledge and the acceptance of the teaching methodology between educational films and patient-related teaching. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Both teaching methods communicated identical facts concerning representative rheumatic diseases. Afterwards, participants had to pass a knowledge test and had to evaluate both teaching methods. RESULTS: Patient-related teaching achieved a better increase of knowledge and better results in evaluations than the educational films. The combination of both teaching methods produced better results than any form on its own. CONCLUSIONS: Educational films are suited to improve the practical teaching. However, the results stress the importance of practical lessons with real-life cases and argue against the reduction of the educational capacity at German universities.
BACKGROUND: Recently, new teaching methods, such as internet-based e-learning, have gained importance at German universities. At the same time, however, students see fewer patients with rheumatic diseases during their medical education. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to compare the gain of knowledge and the acceptance of the teaching methodology between educational films and patient-related teaching. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Both teaching methods communicated identical facts concerning representative rheumatic diseases. Afterwards, participants had to pass a knowledge test and had to evaluate both teaching methods. RESULTS:Patient-related teaching achieved a better increase of knowledge and better results in evaluations than the educational films. The combination of both teaching methods produced better results than any form on its own. CONCLUSIONS: Educational films are suited to improve the practical teaching. However, the results stress the importance of practical lessons with real-life cases and argue against the reduction of the educational capacity at German universities.