Student-centred approach in medical education: A review of the teaching-learning activities and the perceptions of educators on the students engagement and performance at the faculty of medicine and defence health, national defence university of Malaysia

Abstract

The knowledge and the beliefs on medical education influence the teaching-learning approach used by medical educators and their perception of students' ability to be active learners. This paper highlights the student-centred teaching methods used by the medical educators of the Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, National Defence University of Malaysia for undergraduate medical student teaching, their medical education approach in teaching and their perception on students' performance.

Keywords

• medical education
• perception
• student-centred approach
• students' performance
• teaching-learning activities
• teaching-learning approach