PBL produces better clinical competence than LBL in surgical education (SMD = 0.81)¶

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q3 i2 In surgical education, students taught with PBL show better clinical competence than students taught with LBL, with a pooled SMD of 0.81. → Zheng Qi-Ming 2023

Evidence¶

Zheng Qi-Ming 2023¶

Zheng Qi-Ming, Li Yuan-Yuan, Yin Qing, Zhang Na, Wang Ye-Peng, Li Guo-Xiang, Sun Zhi-Gang. (2023). The effectiveness of problem-based learning compared with lecture-based learning in surgical education: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04531-7

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Meta-analysis of six articles (7 studies) of clinical competence in surgical education, pooling 776 cases (385 PBL, 391 LBL) with a random-effects model due to significant heterogeneity (I²=94.6%). The pooled result favored PBL: "SMD = 0.81, 95% CI: 0.12 ~ 1.49, P = 0.020". The measure includes operation skill, case analysis and other clinical projects.

"Six articles (7 studies) investigated the clinical competence of 776 cases in total [20, 22, 23, 25–27], including 385 cases in the PBL group and 391 cases in the LBL group."

Discussion¶

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