Active learning in renal physiology: A students' perspective and its outcome

Materials and Methods: Teaching methods of active learning were introduced in half of the students of current year batch for the topic of renal physiology, which included student-teacher interaction, blended learning, jigsaw technique, peer discussion, pause procedure, discussion of multiple choice questions, seminars, role plays, and use of models. [...]the key to provide an active learning environment lies in how the teacher views his or her role in the learning environment. [...]this new approach provides little opportunity/window for student engagement above lower-order cognition. [...]that is why it is necessary to sensitize and aware the faculty and students the big picture behind active learning and get their feedback on the various techniques used and the effectiveness of these methods.