PBL-based teaching shows no significant advantage over LBL for self-directed learning, communication ability, or hands-on ability in Chinese standardized residency training¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Pooled questionnaire odds ratios for self-directed learning ability (OR = 1.32), communication ability (OR = 1.49), and hands-on ability (OR = 1.39) had confidence intervals crossing one, so differences were not statistically significant. → Li Tingting 2022

Evidence¶

Li Tingting 2022¶

Li Tingting, Wang Weidong, Li Zhijie, Wang Hongmiao, Liu Xiaodan. (2022). Problem-based or lecture-based learning, old topic in the new field: a meta-analysis on the effects of PBL teaching method in Chinese standardized residency training. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03254-5

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r3

Null questionnaire outcomes from the same meta-analysis (Table 3): self-directed learning ability OR = 1.32 (95% CI 0.99–1.77, 14 studies), communication ability OR = 1.49 (95% CI 0.97–2.28, 3 studies), hands-on ability OR = 1.39 (95% CI 0.98–1.96, 6 studies); equivalence was not tested.

"the differences in improving self-directed learning ability, communication ability, and hands-on ability were not statistically significant"

Discussion¶

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