Bridging knowledge gaps: impact of remedial classes on first-year medical students in biochemistry – a cross-sectional study
The study concludes that identifying underperformers in the early stages of the medical curriculum and providing them with tailored remediation can enhance their performance in exams. Grade incentives in formative assessments, mind maps, quizzes, quick revisions, and assignments were beneficial remedial tools. Targeted remediation proved advantageous for students in improving their academic skills, exam preparation, time management, and attitudes towards the subject.
Authors
- Janita R. T. Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9128-7937)
- Ramesh Kandimalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3313-4393)
- Grisilda Vidya Bernhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2344-0087)
- Renukadevi Mahadevan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4284-4028)
- Prajna Shetty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6502-6012)
- Shashidhar Kotian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5729-1337)
- S. Rashmi Kaup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4603-1502)
- Shreelaxmi V. Hegde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3593-2102)
- Monikaa Senthilkumar
Institutions
- Gulf Medical University (AE)
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- Mangalore University (IN)
- Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (IN)
- Government Medical College (IN)
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (IN)
- Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06243-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09