Ayesha Anwar, Waqar Khan.
Role of Co-curricular Activities in Effective Learning, at a local Medical College in Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;7(4):901-3.

This study was performed to examine the outcomes of co-curricular activities on educational success of students at Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore. Pre-test and Post–test comparable group design was chosen for this purpose. Students were divided in two equivalent groups in this research by relying upon pre-test scores. A total of 100 students of second year MBBS were taken as sample and out of them 50 students of both genders equally, were involved in one experimental group of students who took part in co curricular activities and other 50 were taken in control groups comprises of students who were not involved in any type of activity. In this study, an academic test covering two units of Physiology was taken. Co-curricular activities included in this study were Science diagram drawing and sketch books, Practical experiences, scientific posters etc. The experimental group was daily involved for thirty minutes in these activities up to three months and the post-test was taken soon after it. The pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups was compared and revealed that experimental groups proved better results than control group. It also shows that gender difference doesn’t show any significant difference among students. The result of this study showed that co-curricular activities can add up in enhancing academic success of the medical students.

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