EXPERIENCE OF USING CROSSWORD PUZZLES IN TEACHING DISCIPLINE OF “PSYCHIATRY. NARCOLOGY”
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11603/me.2414-5998.2018.1.8328Keywords:
crossword puzzles, students, psychiatry, narcology, іnnovative teaching methods.Abstract
The aim of the work – to find ways for improving the mastery of some topics in the teaching discipline of “Psychiatry. Narcology” for students, in particular, through crossword puzzles.
The main body. The research was based on the study of materials obtained from open sources of information and the use of author’s crossword puzzles created at the Department of Psychiatry, General and Medical Psychology of Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy of Health Ministry of Ukraine. The study was attended by 57 domestic 4th course students of General Medicine specialty, who instead of the entrance test control had to solve crossword puzzles of the topic of the practical lesson “Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of substances which are not included in the state list of narcotics”. Also for determining of effectiveness of the proposed form of assessment of students’ knowledge, a questionnaire containing 4 questions was developed. Obtained results revealed both a positive and a negative attitude of students towards the effectiveness of this method.
Conclusions. According to the results of study, it can be concluded that resolving of crossword puzzles as a control of students’ class work has become a positive experience in the practical application of new learning methods. Using crossword puzzles in teaching discipline can be a powerful incentive for gaining new knowledge. However, this method is more appropriate to use as self-control or to control independent extra-curricular work, which will improve the student’s level of education and will form the planned curriculum competencies in the discipline “Psychiatry. Narcology”.
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