Modern teaching methods significantly improve nursing students' problem-solving abilities (SMD = 1.05)¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i3 Pooled analysis of 11 studies (n = 1188) shows modern teaching methods significantly improve problem-solving abilities (SMD = 1.05, 95% CI: 0.57–1.53). → 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

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Meta-analysis of 11 controlled studies (3 RCTs, 13 quasi-experimental with control groups overall) using a random-effects model due to high heterogeneity ("I2 = 93%"). The pooled "SMD = 1.05" favors modern methods over traditional teaching.

"The pooled effect of eleven trials showed that modern teaching methods significantly improved students’ problem-solving abilities (SMD = 1.05, 95% CI: 0.57–1.53, I2 = 93%, P < 0.0001)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Problem Solving — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

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• Problem-solving benefits of modern methods hold across durations, designs, sample sizes, and sophomore/senior grades, but not third-year students — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• GAI-assisted teaching significantly improves analytical and problem-solving skills compared with traditional teaching (SMD = 1.53; OR = 10.28) — related