TBL alone and TBL combined with other methods both outperform LBL, with no significant difference between the two TBL formats¶
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q3 i? Both TBL-alone and blended-TBL subgroups significantly outperformed LBL, and no significant difference was detected between the subgroups. → Fu Jie 2026
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Fu Jie 2026¶
Fu Jie, Chen Xiu, Li Jinglun, Peng Lilei. (2026). TBL alone or combined with other teaching methods for neurology education in China: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09468-1
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Subgroup analysis of theoretical knowledge scores by intervention method (TBL alone vs. TBL combined with other methods); subgroup difference not significant (p = 0.30). For practical skills the pattern was similar (SMD = 2.09 vs. SMD = 1.28, p = 0.12). No effect size for the between-subgroup difference is printed.
"The pooled effect size was SMD = 1.35 (95% CI: 0.71 to 1.99) for TBL alone subgroup and SMD = 0.95 (95% CI: 0.54 to 1.35) for blended TBL subgroup, and no significant difference was detected between the subgroups (p = 0.30)."
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