PBL significantly increases skill scores compared with LBL in Chinese pediatric medical education (SMD 1.56)¶
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q3 i3 Across 5 RCTs, PBL teaching significantly increased skill scores by a mean of 1.56 compared with LBL (95% CI, 0.87–2.25; P < .00001). → Ma Yimei MM 2019
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Ma Yimei MM 2019¶
Ma Yimei MM, Lu Xiaoxi MD, Hayashi Shogo. (2019). The effectiveness of problem-based learning in pediatric medical education in China: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000014052
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Meta-analysis of 5 studies reporting skill scores (187 PBL and 183 LBL students), random-effects model due to high heterogeneity (P < .00001, I2 = 88%); the pooled standardized mean difference (SMD = 1.56, a large effect) favored PBL, reported as "a mean of 1.56".
"The meta-analysis of the skill scores found that the PBL teaching model significantly increased skill scores by a mean of 1.56 compared with those of the LBL teaching model (95% CI, 0.87–2.25; P < .00001)."
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