<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD JATS (Z39.96) Journal Publishing DTD v1.2d1 20170631//EN" "JATS-journalpublishing1.dtd"> <ArticleSet> <Article> <Journal> <PublisherName>njbms</PublisherName> <JournalTitle>NJBMS</JournalTitle> <PISSN>0976-6626</PISSN> <EISSN>2455-1740</EISSN> <Volume-Issue>Volume 6, Issue 2</Volume-Issue> <PartNumber/> <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic> <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage> <Season>October - December 2015</Season> <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue> <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue> <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA> <PubDate> <Year>-0001</Year> <Month>11</Month> <Day>30</Day> </PubDate> <ArticleType>Physiology</ArticleType> <ArticleTitle>USE OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED TEACHING WITH ANIMAL SIMULATOR IN EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY FOR THE FIRST YEAR MBBS STUDENTS</ArticleTitle> <SubTitle/> <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage> <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA> <FirstPage>68</FirstPage> <LastPage>71</LastPage> <AuthorList> <Author> <FirstName>HITESH K.</FirstName> <LastName>MODAK</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> <FirstName>LAXMIKANT J.</FirstName> <LastName>BORSE</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> </Author> </AuthorList> <DOI/> <Abstract>Background: Experimental physiology practicals are part of the syllabus for first year MBBS students. Amphibian heart and nerve-muscle experiments help the students to understand the concepts of physiology. Use of live animal is banned while training first MBBS students. So, there is a need for an alternative method to teach experimental physi- ology practicals as they are still a part of the syllabus. Aims and Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of com- puter-assisted teaching method using animal simulator with the traditional method of teaching in experimental physiol- ogy and to know the perception of students about the computer-assisted teaching method using the animal simulator. Materials and Methods: The study included 60 first year MBBS students, randomly divided into Group I and Group II of 30 students each. One practical class for the Group I students was conducted using animal stimulator for practicals in experimental physiology by Elsevier (computer-assisted teaching method), and Group II was taught same practical topic using traditional teaching method (using university practical manual). After completion of the practical session, a questionnaire about computer-assisted teaching method was given to the students of Group I and their responses were obtained. After 2 weeks, a multiple choice questions test of all the participants based on the same practical topic was conducted, and test score obtained was compared between Group I and II using GraphPad InStat Version 3.06 software. Statistical Analysis: Student’s unpaired t-test was applied for statistical analysis. The outcomes were presented as a mean (standard deviation), and P < 0.05 was considered as significant. The perception of students toward the use of computer-assisted teaching using animal simulator was analyzed on Likert scale. Results and Conclusion: Students taught by computer-assisted teaching method using animal simulator scored significantly higher than the students who were taught by a conventional method. Students taught by computer-assisted teaching method showed the better per- ception for the teaching method. Our study concluded that the use of the computer-assisted teaching of animal experi- ments using animal stimulator is more effective than the traditional method and should be encouraged for teaching practicals in experimental physiology for first year MBBS students.</Abstract> <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage> <Keywords>Animal simulator, Computer-assisted teaching, Experimental physiology, First year MBBS students, Perception of students</Keywords> <URLs> <Abstract>https://njbms.in/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=1578&title=USE OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED TEACHING WITH ANIMAL SIMULATOR IN EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY FOR THE FIRST YEAR MBBS STUDENTS</Abstract> </URLs> <References> <ReferencesarticleTitle>References</ReferencesarticleTitle> <ReferencesfirstPage>16</ReferencesfirstPage> <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage> <References/> </References> </Journal> </Article> </ArticleSet>