Preliminary application of teaching model based on rain classroom in experiment instruction of cardiac physiology

  AIM  To evaluate the effect of rain classroom on the quality of the cardiac physiological experiment teaching. Rain classroom is an intelligent teaching tool developed by XuetangX and education office of Tsinghua University, combining WeChat with PowerPoint software.

  METHODS  The 60 students who participated in the study were randomly divided into two groups: the traditional teaching group (n=30) and the rain classroom teaching group (n=30). Related theory examination scores, quality of experimental report and questionnaire survey were used to evaluate the teaching effect of the rain classroom.

  RESULTS  Compared with the traditional teaching group, rain classroom teaching mode significantly improved the students’ performance in examination of cardiac physiology〔(9.8±0.5) vs. (7.4±1.02), P<0.05〕. The quality of experimental report in the rain class group was much better than that in the traditional teaching group. Compared with the traditional teaching group, the students in the rain classroom were more satisfied with the cardiac physiological experiment instruction, more interested in cardiac physiology, and gave higher evaluation to the teachers.

  CONCLUSION  The application of rain classroom in the experiment teaching of cardiac physiology has achieved remarkable effects and it is worth using widely.