Deepak Nallaswamy et al., Int. J. Res. Pharm. Sci., 10(2), 1410-1414 1410 © Pharmascope Publications | International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ORIGINAL ARTICLE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Published by Pharmascope Publications Journal Home Page: www.pharmascope.org/ijrps Hide and seek in pathology- A research on game-based histopathology learning Brundha MP, Deepak Nallaswamy* Department of Pathology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sci- ences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India Article History: ABSTRACT Received on: 14.06.2018 Revised on: 14.02.2019 Accepted on: 17.02.2019 To know the effectiveness of a Game-Based Histopathology learning method. To create a new Image oriented Game Based Histopathology slide reading method. To know the usefulness of the new method. To compare the conven- tional learning and game-based learning methods. Two groups of undergrad- uate students were tested with two different learning methods to identify pa- thology slide sections of four lesions. For each group, sixteen Undergraduate dental students were selected randomly. A game was created by using histo- pathology images of those four lesions, and circulated among the group one. The conventional method of slide reading was given to the group two. Both the group was tested for diagnosing the four pathology lesions through light microscopy spotter identification. Results were calculated accordingly. A questionnaire survey was done based on the pattern and pathology features oriented diagnostic capacity. Results of the questionnaire survey were also analyzed. Statistically, the results of both the two groups were analyzed. An Independent t-test was done and found out there was no significant differ- ence between the two learning methods. The questionnaire survey revealed that the group learned through game-based pathology slide learning method learned the morphological features better than that of the conventional slide learning method. The image oriented game based pathology slide learning helps the undergraduate students to diagnose the pathology lesions with proper knowledge of morphological features than the conventional slide learning method, which is mainly pattern oriented. Though it is a very com- plicated procedure, the game based slide learning method is fun, creative and involves a majority of the student’s attention towards morphological features of any pathological lesions. Keywords: Histopathology, Morphology, Pathological lesions, Acute Appendicitis * Corresponding Author Name: Deepak Nallaswamy Phone: +919884421482 Email: generalpath2015@gmail.com ISSN: 0975-7538 DOI: https://doi.org/10.26452/ijrps.v10i2.606 Production and Hosted by Pharmascope.org © 2018 Pharmascope Publications. All rights reserved. INTRODUCTION Pathology is a vast science and it requires the student to grasp the concepts well, so as to identify the pathological stature of a given specimen. Morphological identification plays a vital part in understanding pathology and comprehending the pathogenesis of a particular lesion or structure (Buckley BC 2000). The histological study of dis- eased tissues and their morphological identifica- tion is vital for teaching pathology and essential for inculcating a working knowledge of mechanisms of any particular disease (Kanthan R, Senger JL 2011). For many students, having a visual repre- sentation helps solidify concepts of disease and in- jury and adds a real-life element that cannot be