There are number of learning resources available for medical undergraduates, a cluster of students needs a stimulus to engage them in active learning. The academic forum is responsible for creating an environment for active learning among students. So, a team based active learning to revise a completed module was designed to evaluate students learning through quiz competition and pre test and post test score along with feedback. A total of 78 students (both III and V semesters) were included for the study. The activity was a two day course with preparation of question in teams followed by pre-test, execution of questions to the consecutive teams in the form of quiz competition and a post-test. The marks scored in the quiz competition depended on teams integrity and there was a significant difference between pre and post test score of Group 1 and Group 2 separately. This pilot study was found to motivate the students to develop interest over active learning in teams.

Keywords: Microbiology, Medical under graduates, Team based active learning, Evaluation, Quiz competition, pre test-post test.

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S.R. Swarna

Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, JIPMER, Karaikal, India