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Archives   2008

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   20,  Number   2

TITLE:   Teaching learning intervention of motivation by close supervision to low performance students of 2nd M.B,B.S (1/2005 batch)of University of Medicine 2, Yangon.
AUTHOR:   Aye Aye San; Lay Thet Htar; Mya Thu; Than Oo; Luck Kyaw Mya; Khin Myo Chit; Nyo Nyo
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 2008; 20(2): 71-74
ABSTRACT:   Thirty repeater-students from second year M.B., B.S. (1/2005 batch) were taken as low-performance students and they were divided into research and control groups of 15 students each. Fifteen students from research group were divided into three sub-groups of five students each. Each sub-group was undertaken in teaching learning intervention (remedial educational intervention), run by senior teachers from Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of University of Medicine 2, Yangon. The students from the research group were closely supervised on their academic difficulties, solved their extracurricular problems throughout the whole academic year. In the final examination, out of 15 research students, six students clearly passed the examination. Five students failed either in one or two subjects. They had the chance to sit the supplementary examination and they all passed the supplementary examination. Four students failed in all subjects. Therefore, out of fifteen research students, eleven students (73.3%) passed and four students (26.7%) failed in the final examination. In the control group, only two students clearly passed the examination. Seven students passed after the supplementary examination. Six students failed in all subjects. Therefore, in the control group, nine students (60%) passed and six students (40%) failed in the examination.
SUBJECT HEADINGS:   Teaching. Learning. Motivation. Intervention Studies.
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