ACTIVE LEARNING VERSUS PASSIVE LEARNING: CAN BOTH WORK TOGETHER? FOR US, THEY CAN!
Keywords:
active learning, educational game, active methodology, physiologyAbstract
The use of theoretical classes that contextualize physiological concepts, followed by active methodologies has been common practice in our physiology classes.We employed active learning techniques in the medical course that involved physiology contents. We use brainstorming followed by conceptual maps, question-and-answer games, dramas, memory games, puzzle and portfolio creation.The goal of this assignment was to evaluate the active and passive methodologies in our educational context and to present a memory game – as active methodology - to explain the mechanisms of the electrical and chemical synapses.The game consisted of 2 boards and 40 foam pieces. The boards: one meant for electrical synapses and the other for chemical synapses, were divided into two columns to be fitted by the pieces: characteristics and the order of synaptic physiological events. The players were divided into two (n = 10) groups, one (n = 5) for each type of synapse. One player from each team chose two pieces simultaneously andthey were placed on the corresponding board.This procedure was repeated until one of the groups had filled the board with all the pieces related to the physiological characteristics of the synapses and to the sequences of synaptic events.At the end of the activity, it was concluded that learning the synaptic mechanisms through a playful process was more pleasant and fun compared to theoretical classes only and when strategically applied, active learning and passive learning are useful for teaching and for the learning process of medical school students.
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