Research and Practice of PAD Class Based on WeChat Platform in Medical Universities English Teaching

Abstract

Objective: To explore the impact of the PAD Class teaching mode on students’ learning satisfaction and final comprehensive grades; Methods: Our students in higher vocational colleges from Class 1 of nursing profession enrolled in 2020 and 2019 were selected as the research objects, which were respectively experimental class and control class. PAD Class mode is given in the experimental class, while the traditional teaching mode in control class. After the course, the students were surveyed on questionnaires of their learning satisfaction in nine aspects, including acquisition of knowledge, and their final comprehensive grades were compared. Results: The learning satisfaction with PAD Class of the experimental class students is significantly higher than that of the control class. 86.27% of the students in the experimental class and 57.91% in the control class are satisfied. The final comprehensive grades of the experimental class are also significantly higher than that of the control class (t = 6.301, P < 0.001). Conclusion: As a teaching mode worthy of recognition and promotion, PAD Class can help to improve students’ learning satisfaction and academic performance, tap students’ ability of independent learning and acquiring knowledge, and lay a good foundation for the future lifelong learning.