Abstract: Objective To investigate the role of electronic homework in improving the teaching effect of experimental course of Human Parasitology. Methods The undergraduates majoring in clinical medicine from international class,enrolled in Anhui Medical University in 2015,were included,and divided into three groups. Homework on the experimental course of Human Parasitology was delivered by either hard copy(H group) or soft copy(E group),and hard copy plus online submission(H+E group). Academic achievement upon completion of the course was evaluated by identifying and describing the 25 parasite specimens in the final examination paper. Results The final scores of students were in H group,E group and H+E group were (85. 66±4. 48) points,(83. 07±5. 09) points and (82. 55±4. 52) points,respectively. The difference was significant ( F= 3. 83,P< 0. 05) . The results of microscopic identification of parasite samples were ( 58. 33 ± 5. 91) points, (57. 69±5. 27) points and (60. 69±5. 09) points,respectively,for the three groups,and the difference was significant( F=2. 62,P<0. 05). The scores on microscopic observation of the protozoan samples were respectively (33. 25±2. 98) points, (33. 60± 2. 85) points and ( 35. 29± 2. 17) points in the three groups,and the difference was significant( F= 5. 06, P<0. 05). Conclusion The assignment handed in by both hard copy and soft copy can improve the achievement in students in experimental course for Human Parasitology,especially,their ability in microscopic identification of the protozoan specimens.

Key words: Parasitology, Experimental course, Electronic homework