CBL significantly enhances communication and collaboration skills compared with LBL (RR = 2.49)¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-11-01 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? CBL significantly enhances pharmacy students' communication and collaboration skills compared with LBL (RR = 2.49, 95% CI [1.17–5.27]). → Chen Min 2025

Evidence¶

Chen Min 2025¶

Chen Min, Li Xinyao, Liu Qingming, Zhou Jing, Fan Xiaofang, Liu Yantao, Lin Yunzhu, Ni Jiaqi. (2025). The effectiveness of case-based learning compared with lecture-based learning in pharmacy education: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07927-9

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Five studies (373 students in all) assessed communication and collaboration skills with questionnaire surveys; the meta-analysis pooled the two that quantitatively reported grading scores comparing CBL and LBL groups, and found a significant positive result (RR = 2.49, 95% CI 1.17–5.27), with high heterogeneity (I2 = 86%). The result is a risk ratio, not a standardized mean difference, so its size is coded unknown (i?); it is not a null result.

"Meta-analysis of these two studies revealed that CBL significantly enhanced communication and collaboration skills compared to LBL (RR = 2.49, 95% CI [1.17–5.27], I2 = 86%, P < 0.05)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Communication Skills — outcome: instruction changes it

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