TBL students achieve significantly higher post-test final scores than LBL students in medical education¶
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q3 i2 Students taught with TBL had significantly higher post-test final examination scores than students taught with LBL (SMD = 0.96). → Xie Zhi-Bo 2025
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Xie Zhi-Bo 2025¶
Xie Zhi-Bo, Cheng Xin-Yu, Li Xiao-Yan, Zhang Yi-Fan. (2025). Team based learning pedagogy enhances the education quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07175-x
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Meta-analysis of 28 studies comparing TBL and LBL final examination scores in medical education, using a random-effects model. The pooled analysis found "significantly higher post-test scores than students with LBL (SMD = 0.96, 95%CI 0.70 to 1.22".
"We found that students with TBL method had significantly higher post-test scores than students with LBL (SMD = 0.96, 95%CI 0.70 to 1.22, I2 = 93.4%, random-effects model)"
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