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Learning Via Just - In- Time (JiTT) Education: A Must For All Medical Schools In The Global Information Age.
By Prof. Sachchithanantham Kanagasabai , Mr. Mohamed Najimudeen , Dr. Somsubhra De
Submited on: 11 Feb 2011 12:38:25 PM GMT
Published on: 11 Feb 2011 06:06:22 PM GMT
 
Student motivation and seriousness are important prerequisites for in Just in Time Teaching (JiTT): comment and review
Posted by Prof. Jeanne Adiwinata Pawitan on 16 Feb 2011 06:15:01 AM GMT

1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Partly
3 Is this a new and original contribution? No
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? Yes
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? Yes
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? No
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? No
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? No
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? No
  • Other Comments:

    The article by Kanagasabai S et al showed their promising experience in using the Just in Time Teaching (JiTT) method in (I assumed) the Melaka Manipal Medical College, Malaysia. In JiTT method, the students got twenty questions based on a lecture that would be given the next week. The students were expected to look for the answers from all available resources [1]. In this approach, the students should be active gathering information, as that happened in problem based learning (PBL) [2]. The difference is that in PBL the questions were elaborated by the students them- selves from a trigger.

     

    This is an opinion, so there are no abstract, no figure, and no reference [1].

     

    We have a similar method, before we started with the PBL and vertical integration in 2005 [3]. Before the year 2005 we adopted horizontal integration, and modified PBL, where we used triggers, but we also give questions to be answered by the students. As there were questions, most of the groups of students did not use the triggers at all.

     

    In my opinion, JiTT method is better than using triggers, as it is difficult to make good triggers, and sometimes the triggers made the students to look for information that is ‘nice to know’, while the ‘must know’ information was neglected. However, the same as in PBL, the students should be active in gathering information. Therefore, student motivation and seriousness are very important in order to collect the needed information [4] that they ‘must know’ as a doctor.

     

     

    References

     

    1.

    Kanagasabai S, Najimudeen M , De S . Learning Via Just - In- Time (JiTT) Education: A

    Must For All Medical Schools In The Global Information Age.  WebmedCentral Medical Education 2011;2(2):WMC001555

    2.

    Neo WKL. Jump start authentic problem-based learning. Singapore: Prentice Hall; 2004

    3.

    Pawitan JA. Pembelajaran berdasarkan masalah (problem based learning): haruskah bersamaan dengan integrasi vertical?[Problem based learning: should it be applied with vertical integration?] (Article in Indonesian). J Indones Med Assoc. 2006; 56: 609-13.

    4.

    Lisa Giddings. Student Collection of Primary Data: A Pedagogical Tool to Improve Comprehension. University of Wisconsin Teaching Forum. [Serial on the internet] 2007 Sept [[cited 2008 Aug 8] September 28, Edition:[about 15 p.]. Available from: http://www.uwosh.edu/programs/teachingforum/public_html/?module=displaystory&story_id=695&format=html
  • Competing interests:
    None declared
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    Yes
  • References:
    1. Pawitan JA. Pembelajaran berdasarkan masalah (problem based learning): haruskah bersamaan dengan integrasi vertical?[Problem based learning: should it be applied with vertical integration?] (Article in Indonesian). J Indones Med Assoc. 2006; 56: 609-13. 2. Pawitan JA, Sukmawati D. Association between presence in lectures and student knowledge gain in problem based learning: experience in Neuropsychiatry module, FMUI, International program. Med J Indones 2009;18(2):131-4.
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    I gave lectures, act as a resource person, facilitator and tutor in the Fac. of Medicine Univ. of Indonesia, and am involved in the development of modules for problem based learning, and did researches in Medical Education



  • How to cite:  Adiwinata Pawitan J .Student motivation and seriousness are important prerequisites for in Just in Time Teaching (JiTT): comment and review[Review of the article 'Learning Via Just - In- Time (JiTT) Education: A Must For All Medical Schools In The Global Information Age. ' by De S].WebmedCentral 2011;2(2):WMCRW00477
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Learning via Just-in-time (JiTT) education
Posted by Dr. Anuruddha Abeygunasekara on 16 Feb 2011 04:50:42 AM GMT

1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Partly
3 Is this a new and original contribution? No
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? Yes
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? Yes
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? Yes
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? No
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? No
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    There are no references given to support their initial comments. Authors should add a list of references. The method had been tested in two student groups only. hence it is an initial observation only. Need further evaluation before making general recommendations. Because the method itself require much more time of both teachers and students. Wheteher a combination of a short lecture followed by this method could be better than JiTT alone need to be evaluated. However authors should be commended for trying out this new concept and the article is worth to be published as an initial observation for discussion and further research

  • Competing interests:
    No
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    Yes
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    I have been a university teacher for both undergraduate and postgraduate students for over 12 years. And an exminer for 10 years.

  • How to cite:  Abeygunasekara A .Learning via Just-in-time (JiTT) education[Review of the article 'Learning Via Just - In- Time (JiTT) Education: A Must For All Medical Schools In The Global Information Age. ' by De S].WebmedCentral 2011;2(2):WMCRW00476
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