PBL shows no benefits for hands-on, communication, or self-directed learning skills and no advantage in operational skills for diagnostic imaging¶
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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesisr2·q1
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q1 i? The review reports that the literature highlights PBL benefits for theoretical knowledge and diagnostic thinking but does not show benefits for hands-on, communication, or self-directed learning skills. → Ge Wei-Li 2025
q1 i? The review reports PBL offers no advantage in operational skills for diagnostic imaging. → Ge Wei-Li 2025 (2)
Evidence¶
Ge Wei-Li 2025¶
Ge Wei-Li, Zhu Xia-Yin, Lin Jiang-Bo, Jiang Jian-Jun, Li Tao, Lu Yi-Fei, Mi Ya-Fei, Tung Tao-Hsin. (2025). Critical thinking and clinical skills by problem-based learning educational methods: an umbrella systematic review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06951-z
q1 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2
The review's discussion, citing Li et al. [28], states that while PBL benefits theoretical knowledge and diagnostic thinking, "it does not show any benefits for enhancing hands-on, communication, or self-directed learning skills"; no effect sizes are printed.
"The literature highlights the benefits of PBL for mastering theoretical knowledge, clinical diagnostic thinking, teamwork skills, problem-solving and analysis abilities, document consultation skills, learning interest, and learning efficiency. However, it does not show any benefits for enhancing hands-on, communication, or self-directed learning skills [28]."
Ge Wei-Li 2025 (2)¶
Ge Wei-Li, Zhu Xia-Yin, Lin Jiang-Bo, Jiang Jian-Jun, Li Tao, Lu Yi-Fei, Mi Ya-Fei, Tung Tao-Hsin. (2025). Critical thinking and clinical skills by problem-based learning educational methods: an umbrella systematic review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06951-z
q1 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2
The review's discussion, citing Li et al. [28], states PBL offers no advantage in operational skills for diagnostic imaging; the Li et al. table entry likewise reports no advantage on operational skills in diagnostic imaging (WMD = 1.30, 95% CI: −0.11–2.71).
"PBL offers no advantage in terms of operational skills for diagnostic imaging [28]."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Communication Skills — outcome: instruction changes it
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