PBL is the highest-ranked strategy for improving medical students' experimental or practical test scores, significantly outperforming LBL¶

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q3 i3 In the network meta-analysis of practical/experimental test scores, PBL (SUCRA 93.3%) and SBL achieved significantly higher scores than LBL, and PBL was most likely to improve operational skills. → Zhang Shuai-Long 2024

Evidence¶

Zhang Shuai-Long 2024¶

Zhang Shuai-Long, Ren Si-Jing, Zhu Dong-Mei, Liu Tian-Yao, Wang Lian, Zhao Jing-Hui, Fan Xiao-Tang, Gong Hong. (2024). Which novel teaching strategy is most recommended in medical education? A systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06291-4

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Network meta-analysis of 41 studies involving 3,301 students reporting experimental or practical test scores. The printed effect sizes are SMD = 3.37 for PBL and SMD = 0.69 for SBL versus LBL; the SUCRA analysis indicated "PBL (probability, 93.3%) was the most likely method to improve experimental or practical test scores and operational skills".

"Students who used PBL or SBL strategies achieved significantly higher scores in experimental or practical tests compared to those using LBL strategies, with SMD values of 3.37 (95% CI, 0.18 to 1.25) for PBL and 0.69 (95% CI, 0.26 to 1.12) for SBL."

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