Abstract
During the last five decades, new understanding has
emerged from cognitive science research about the
nature of learning. There has been more emphasis on
teaching in small groups instead of traditional large
group lectures. The introduction of problem based
learning (PBL) is a paradigm shift in pedagogy from
teaching to active learning7
. There are few medical
institutions in Pakistan which have incorporated PBL
in the curriculum. The traditional teaching is still the
main teaching methodology in large majority of
medical colleges in Pakistan. It may not be possible for
all medical institutions to adopt PBL curriculum as it
needs allocation of space, huge financial and human
resources for its implementation. At the same time
keeping the traditional methods as the main teaching
strategy will not satisfy and meet the needs of medical
students. It is only about 5% which can be retained
from what is taught even in the most charismatic and
inspirational lecture. In prevailing circumstances there
is need of hybrid curricula to combine the PBL and
traditional methods. It is especially useful for those
colleges that want to benefit from the advantages of
PBL methodology but do not want a complete reform
to switch to an entirely PBL-based curriculum.
Abdul Khalid Awan, Anwar Ul Haque. (2020) Need of Small Group Teaching and Hybrid Models in Medical Colleges to Combine Problem Based Learning (PBL) and Traditional Methods in Curriculum, International Journal of Pathology, Volume-18, Issue-4.
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