The SCL model improves theoretical knowledge scores compared to LBL in medical education¶

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q3 i? SCL significantly improves theoretical knowledge scores compared to LBL (MD 5.21, 95% CI 3.27–7.16). → Lou Jicheng 2025

Evidence¶

Lou Jicheng 2025¶

Lou Jicheng, Guo Feng. (2025). Comparing the seminar-case learning and lecture-based learning models in medical education: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07041-w

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Meta-analysis of 13 RCTs (814 students) using a random-effects model due to high heterogeneity (I² = 96%). Found SCL "associated with higher theoretical knowledge scores" compared to LBL, with a weighted mean difference of "MD 5.21".

"Compared with the LBL model, the SCL model was associated with higher theoretical knowledge scores (MD 5.21, 95% CI 3.27–7.16; p < 0.00001)"

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