Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Gender preference between traditional and PowerPoint methods of teaching gross anatomy

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

. Saleh Nuhu
. Lawan Hassan Adamu 1
. Mohammed Alhaji Buba 2
. Sani Hyedima Garba 2
. Babagana Mohammed Dalori 2
. Ashiru Hassan Yusuf 3

1 ersity, PMB 3220 Kano, 1 Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Bayero University, PMB 3011 Kano, Kano State,

2 Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069 Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

3 Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Bayero University, PMB 3011 Kano, Kano State,

Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Teaching and learning process is increasingly metamorphosing from the traditional
chalk and talk to the modern dynamism in the information and communication technology. Medical
education is no exception to this dynamism more especially in the teaching of gross anatomy, which
serves as one of the bases of understanding the human structure.
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine the gender preference of preclinical medical
students on the use of traditional (chalk and talk) and PowerPoint presentation in the teaching of
gross anatomy.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This was cross‑sectional and prospective study, which was conducted
among preclinical medical students in the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria. Using simple random
techniques, a questionnaire was circulated among 280 medical students, where 247 students filled
the questionnaire appropriately. The data obtained was analyzed using SPSS version 20 (IBM
Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA) to find the method preferred by the students among other things.
RESULTS: Majority of the preclinical medical students in the University of Maiduguri preferred
PowerPoint method in the teaching of gross anatomy over the conventional methods. The Cronbach
alpha value of 0.76 was obtained which is an acceptable level of internal consistency. A statistically
significant association was found between gender and preferred method of lecture delivery on the
clarity of lecture content where females prefer the conventional method of lecture delivery whereas
males prefer the PowerPoint method, On the reproducibility of text and diagram, females prefer
PowerPoint method of teaching gross anatomy while males prefer the conventional method of
teaching gross anatomy.
CONCLUSION: There are gender preferences with regard to clarity of lecture contents and
reproducibility of text and diagram. It was also revealed from this study that majority of the preclinical
medical students in the University of Maiduguri prefer PowerPoint presentation over the traditional
chalk and talk method in most of the questions ask.

Keywords

Gender preference
gross anatomy
traditional method of teaching
PowerPoint methods of teaching 
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Volume 8, Issue 3
March 2018
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