Comparison of the effectiveness of lecture and mixed training methods for the diagnosis and treatment of dyslipidemia topic on the academic motivation of medical clerks and interns

Abstract Introduction: Academic motivation of students in universities is one of the highly important issues in the higher education and university system of any country and is one of the significant indicators in evaluating the quality of the higher education system. One of the important and influential factors on students' academic motivation is the teaching method of faculties in the classroom. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of lecture and mixed training methods for the diagnosis and treatment of dyslipidemia topic on the academic motivation of medical clerks and interns. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study (pre-test, post-test, and a control group), which was performed with 100 clerks and interns in the cardiology department of Birjand University of Medical Sciences. The study samples were randomly assigned into two groups (n = 50 cases; n = 50 controls). The subject matter of diagnosis and treatment of dyslipidemia was taught for 4 hours (2 h per week) using the lecture (traditional) method in the control group and mixed method in the case group. A 20-item researcher-made motivation questionnaire was used to collect data. The data were analyzed in SPSS software version 22 using the independent and paired t-test. The significance level was set at P < 0.05. Result: The results showed that the mean and standard deviation values of academic motivation at baseline were 65.6 ± 4.47 in the case group and 64.68 ± 6.75 in the control group. In the post-intervention phase, these were 68.42 ± 4.64 in the cases and. 64.4 ± 4.13 in the controls. Therefore, mixed education has a significant effect on the academic motivation of clerks and interns at the significant level of P < 0.05. Conclusion: The academic motivation of students who were taught using the mixed method was higher than that of the lecture method. Therefore, it is recommended that teachers use mixed teaching methods in the classroom.