AbstractThe word ‘panel’ means a group of experts. The discussion held among these expert members in front of an audience could be called panel discussion. An Experimental research approach was used for this study. Pre testPosttest design was used for this study. Total 34 samples were selected using simple random sampling technique in which 17 were selected for Lecture method and 17 were selected for Panel discussion. The data pertaining to level of knowledge was collected using structured self administered questionnaire on Educational objectives. While comparing both the methods the analysis revealed that there was a significant increase in level of knowledge regarding educational objectives by panel discussion as the mean value increased. Statistically panel discussion was found to be effective as the mean difference was 7.47. The mean difference of lecture method was 6.82 though the p value was 0.015 indicate significant difference. Thus it is clearly evident that panel discussion is more effective than lecture method.
Keywords: Panel Discussion; Teaching Learning Method; Quality Enhancement; Undergraduate Nursing Students.