Modern teaching methods significantly improve nursing students' communication skills (SMD = 1.80)¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 Pooled analysis of 7 studies (n = 731) shows modern teaching methods significantly improve communication skills (SMD = 1.80, 95% CI: 0.80–2.80). → Zou Ya 2026

Evidence¶

Zou Ya 2026¶

Zou Ya, Xie Wenzhao, Huang Hui, Liu Dan, Zhou Qing, Yi Qifeng, Tong Xiaoliang, Mao Ping. (2026). The effects of case-based, problem-based, and team-based learning on nursing students’ problem-solving, self-directed learning, and communication skills: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-08602-3

q3 · i3 · quant-synthesis · r2

Random-effects meta-analysis of 7 studies involving 731 nursing students, with high heterogeneity ("I2 = 97%"). Pooled "SMD = 1.80" favors modern teaching methods over controls.

"The meta-analysis demonstrated that modern teaching methods significantly improved students’ communication skills (SMD = 1.80, 95% CI: 0.80–2.80, I2 = 97%, P = 0.0004)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Communication Skills — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Communication-skill effects of modern teaching methods are significant only for short durations (≤5 weeks) and second-year students — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Problem-solving benefits of modern methods hold across durations, designs, sample sizes, and sophomore/senior grades, but not third-year students — related