Method of Investigation 3 disadvantages

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Quality development of education is necessary. Student centered methods, motivated students' curiosity before class are effective in remembrance most important of subject that are teached. The most important purpose of this study was to survey the advantage and disadvantage of prelab form from opinion of students in practical chemistry lesson. METHODS: This research is the cross-sectional study. The society of research was 79 students of pharmacy faculty of Kerman medical university. These students passed chemistry lab course by PBL modification method with using prelab form. Tool of this work was questionnaire that included 19 questions with five degree Likert scale (19-95). Reliability of questionnaire conformed by clear-sighted opinions and its permissibility was determined with α-Cronbach test. The data was analyzed and evaluated. FINDINGS: Concerning of advantages and disadvantages of this method 65.8% of students notified that this form persuaded student to study before lab. 74.6% of students believed that perceptions became easier. 69.6% of respondents said the rate of experience increased and 78.5% of them believed that become ready for questioning and reforming of problems were the advantages of using this form. 65.8% of them said that error in experience results reduced. 58.2% of students believed, that the one of faults of this method was wasting of time and 55.7% of them said another fault is causing stress and 75.9% said there are not enough references, 62% think the time is more important than advantage of this form. The mean of all numbers was 59.20±11.72 that the maximum mean for entrance 2005 was 65.1±8.29. The females agree more than males that this form is beneficial (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: As the results of this study show, the prelab form causes the students to be persuaded and perceptions become easier so it is suggested to use this method in practical educational programs.

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