TY - JOUR N2 - B a c k g r o u n d: The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of the modified Peyton’s four-step approach in the teaching of cardiac auscultation and to determine students’ perception of Peyton’s four-step approach. Me t h o d s: The opinion of the participants on the usefulness of the modifi ed four-step approach was attained through the use of anonymous questionnaires, voluntarily completed by students, and on the basis of semi-structured interviews conducted with a subset of students. 187 second-year students of our 6-year long curriculum were enrolled. They attended an obligatory Laboratory Training of Clinical Skills course. The average group size was 16 students. R e s u l t s: The survey findings identified that 88.1% of participants found it helpful in developing their understanding of cardiac auscultation. 89.8% of all participants claimed that the new modified four-step approach facilitated memorization. The modified Peyton’s four-step method allows for better organization of classes in the opinion of 87.6% students. The advantages of the method were noticed by the majority of students. C on c l u s i o n s: The modified Peyton’s four-step approach in the teaching of cardiac auscultation under laboratory conditions was perceived by students to be a comprehensible method that facilitates understanding and memorization. Th is approach allows for improved organization of classes. From the student’s perspective this method allows one to master the technique of cardiac auscultation in the classroom, through the increased demand of the participants’ attention, activity and involvement. L1 - http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/114761/PDF/FMC%204-19%203-Skrzypek.pdf L2 - http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/114761 PY - 2019 IS - No 4 EP - 32 DO - 10.24425/fmc.2019.131377 KW - cardiac auscultation KW - the modified Peyton’s four-step method KW - Educational Practices KW - Learning Strategies KW - Program Effectiveness A1 - Skrzypek, Agnieszka A1 - Szeliga, Marta A1 - Jagielski, Paweł A1 - Perera, Ian A1 - Dębicka-Dąbrowska, Dorota A1 - Wilczyńska-Golonka, Magdalena A1 - Górecki, Tomasz A1 - Cebula, Grzegorz PB - Oddział PAN w Krakowie; Uniwersytet Jagielloński – Collegium Medicum VL - vol. 59 DA - 2019.12.30 T1 - The modified Peyton approach in the teaching of cardiac auscultation SP - 21 UR - http://czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/114761 T2 - Folia Medica Cracoviensia ER -